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SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST v. DRIEHAUS (2014)

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SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST v. DRIEHAUS
Term: 2013
Important Dates
Argued: April 22, 2014
Decided: June 16, 2014
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel AlitoStephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgElena KaganAnthony KennedyJohn RobertsAntonin ScaliaSonia SotomayorClarence Thomas

SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST v. DRIEHAUS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 16, 2014. The case was argued before the court on April 22, 2014.

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 Ohio Southern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Standing to sue: direct injury
  • Petitioner: Political action committee
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Political candidate, activist, committee, party, party member, organization, or elected official
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 573 U.S. 149
  • 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: Clarence Thomas

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.

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