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PPL MONTANA, LLC, PETITIONER v. MONTANA (2012)

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PPL MONTANA, LLC, PETITIONER v. MONTANA
Term: 2011
Important Dates
Argued: December 7, 2011
Decided: February 22, 2012
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel AlitoStephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgElena KaganAnthony KennedyJohn RobertsAntonin ScaliaSonia SotomayorClarence Thomas

PPL MONTANA, LLC, PETITIONER v. MONTANA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 22, 2012. The case was argued before the court on December 7, 2011.

In a 9-0 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 Montana State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Natural resources - environmental protection (cf. national supremacy: natural resources, national supremacy: pollution)
  • Petitioner: Public utility
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Montana
  • Citation: 565 U.S. 576
  • 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: Anthony Kennedy

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.

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