STEVEN ALAN LEVIN, PETITIONER v. UNITED STATES et al. (2013)

STEVEN ALAN LEVIN, PETITIONER v. UNITED STATES et al.
	Term: 2012
Important Dates
	Argued: January 15, 2013
	Decided: March 4, 2013
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Elena Kagan • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Sonia Sotomayor • Clarence Thomas

STEVEN ALAN LEVIN, PETITIONER v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 4, 2013. The case was argued before the court on January 15, 2013.

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 Guam U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
Petitioner: Patient of a health professional
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 568 U.S. 503
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: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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.