NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK v. CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA (2006)

NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK v. CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA
	Term: 2005
Important Dates
	Argued: March 1, 2006
	Decided: April 25, 2006
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK v. CHATHAM COUNTY, GEORGIA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 25, 2006. The case was argued before the court on March 1, 2006.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Georgia Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
Petitioner: Insurance company, or surety
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
Respondent state: Georgia
Citation: 547 U.S. 189
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
Who wrote the majority opinion: Clarence Thomas

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.