PLIVIA, INC., et al., PETITIONERS v. GLADYS MENSING (2011)

PLIVIA, INC., et al., PETITIONERS v. GLADYS MENSING
	Term: 2010
Important Dates
	Argued: March 30, 2011
	Decided: June 23, 2011
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Elena Kagan • Sonia Sotomayor

PLIVIA, INC., et al., PETITIONERS v. GLADYS MENSING is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 23, 2011. The case was argued before the court on March 30, 2011.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Minnesota U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation. cf. state regulation of business. rarely involves union activity. Does not involve constitutional interpretation unless the Court says it does.
Petitioner: Drug manufacturer
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Consumer, consumer organization
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 564 U.S. 604
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 liberal.