RJR NABISCO INC. v. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (2016)

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RJR NABISCO INC. v. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY |
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Term: 2015 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 21, 2016 |
Decided: June 20, 2016 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
4-3 |
Majority |
Samuel Alito • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Clarence Thomas |
Dissenting |
Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Elena Kagan |
RJR NABISCO INC. v. EUROPEAN COMMUNITY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 20, 2016. The case was argued before the court on March 21, 2016.
In a 4-3 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 New York Eastern 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: Drug manufacturer
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Foreign nation or instrumentality
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 579 U.S. 325
- 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: Samuel Alito
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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