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OLIVEA MARX, PETITIONER v. GENERAL REVENUE CORPORATION (2013)

| OLIVEA MARX, PETITIONER v. GENERAL REVENUE CORPORATION |
|---|
| Term: 2012 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: November 7, 2012 |
| Decided: February 26, 2013 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 7-2 |
| Majority |
| Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas |
| Dissenting |
| Elena Kagan • Sonia Sotomayor |
OLIVEA MARX, PETITIONER v. GENERAL REVENUE CORPORATION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 26, 2013. The case was argued before the court on November 7, 2012.
In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Colorado U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - federal or state consumer protection: typically under the Truth in Lending; Food, Drug and Cosmetic; and Consumer Protection Credit Acts
- Petitioner: Consumer, consumer organization
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Business, corporation
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 568 U.S. 371
- 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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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