RICHLIN SECURITY SERVICE COMPANY v. MICHAEL CHERTOFF, SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY (2008)

RICHLIN SECURITY SERVICE COMPANY v. MICHAEL CHERTOFF, SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY
	Term: 2007
Important Dates
	Argued: March 19, 2008
	Decided: June 2, 2008
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

RICHLIN SECURITY SERVICE COMPANY v. MICHAEL CHERTOFF, SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 2, 2008. The case was argued before the court on March 19, 2008.

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 U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Attorneys - Attorneys' and governmental employees' or officials' fees or compensation or licenses
Petitioner: Government contractor
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 553 U.S. 571
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: Samuel Alito

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.