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PRISCILLA SUMMERS et al. v. EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE et al. (2009)
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| PRISCILLA SUMMERS et al. v. EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE et al. |
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| Term: 2008 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 8, 2008 |
| Decided: March 3, 2009 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part |
| Vote |
| 5-4 |
| Majority |
| Samuel Alito • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas |
| Concurring |
| Anthony Kennedy |
| Dissenting |
| Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John Paul Stevens |
PRISCILLA SUMMERS et al. v. EARTH ISLAND INSTITUTE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 3, 2009. The case was argued before the court on October 8, 2008.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Eastern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - Standing to sue: live dispute
- Petitioner: United States Forest Service
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Environmental organization
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 555 U.S. 488
- 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.
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