SPRINT COMMUNS. CO., L.P. v. APCC SERVS. (2008) - Ballotpedia

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SPRINT COMMUNS. CO., L.P. v. APCC SERVS.

Term: 2007
Important Dates
Argued: April 21, 2008
Decided: June 23, 2008
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-4
Majority
Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • David Souter • John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
Samuel Alito • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas

SPRINT COMMUNS. CO., L.P. v. APCC SERVS. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 23, 2008. The case was argued before the court on April 21, 2008.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Standing to sue: legal injury
Petitioner: Telephone, telecommunications, or telegraph company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 554 U.S. 269
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: 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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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