RANDALL C. SCARBOROUGH v. ANTHONY J. PRINCIPI, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (2004)

RANDALL C. SCARBOROUGH v. ANTHONY J. PRINCIPI, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
	Term: 2003
Important Dates
	Argued: February 23, 2004
	Decided: May 3, 2004
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • David Souter • John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
	Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas

RANDALL C. SCARBOROUGH v. ANTHONY J. PRINCIPI, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 3, 2004. The case was argued before the court on February 23, 2004.

In a 7-2 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 U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals.

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About the case

Subject matter: Attorneys - Attorneys' and governmental employees' or officials' fees or compensation or licenses
Petitioner: Veteran
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Veterans' Administration
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 541 U.S. 401
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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