SANDRA K. FORNEY v. KENNETH S. APFEL, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY (1998)

SANDRA K. FORNEY v. KENNETH S. APFEL, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY
	Term: 1997
Important Dates
	Argued: April 22, 1998
	Decided: June 15, 1998
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas

SANDRA K. FORNEY v. KENNETH S. APFEL, COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 15, 1998. The case was argued before the court on April 22, 1998.

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 Oregon U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: review of non-final order
Petitioner: Disabled person or disability benefit claimant
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Social Security Administration or Commissioner
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 524 U.S. 266
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: Stephen Breyer

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.