POWEREX CORP. v. RELIANT ENERGY SERVICES, INC., et al. (2007)

POWEREX CORP. v. RELIANT ENERGY SERVICES, INC., et al.
	Term: 2006
Important Dates
	Argued: April 16, 2007
	Decided: June 18, 2007
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Ruth Bader Ginsburg • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • Clarence Thomas
Concurring
	Samuel Alito • Anthony Kennedy
Dissenting
	Stephen Breyer • John Paul Stevens

POWEREX CORP. v. RELIANT ENERGY SERVICES, INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 18, 2007. The case was argued before the court on April 16, 2007.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the California Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of jurisdiction (cf. judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal from federal district courts or courts of appeals)
Petitioner: Foreign nation or instrumentality
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 551 U.S. 224
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: Antonin Scalia

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.