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WILLIAM G. SCHWAB v. NADEJDA REILLY (2010)

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WILLIAM G. SCHWAB v. NADEJDA REILLY |
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Term: 2009 |
Important Dates |
Argued: November 3, 2009 |
Decided: June 17, 2010 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
6-3 |
Majority |
Samuel Alito • Anthony Kennedy • Antonin Scalia • Sonia Sotomayor • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas |
Dissenting |
Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • John 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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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