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WILLIAM G. SCHWAB v. NADEJDA REILLY (2010)

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WILLIAM G. SCHWAB v. NADEJDA REILLY
Term: 2009
Important Dates
Argued: November 3, 2009
Decided: June 17, 2010
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-3
Majority
Samuel AlitoAnthony KennedyAntonin ScaliaSonia SotomayorJohn Paul StevensClarence Thomas
Dissenting
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgJohn Roberts

WILLIAM G. SCHWAB v. NADEJDA REILLY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 17, 2010. The case was argued before the court on November 3, 2009.

In a 6-3 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 Pennsylvania Middle U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Bankruptcy (except in the context of priority of federal fiscal claims)
  • Petitioner: Agent, fiduciary, trustee, or executor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 560 U.S. 770
  • 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 conservative.

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