Citgo Asphalt Refining Co. v. Frescati Shipping Co., Ltd.
140 S. Ct. 1081 · Decided March 30, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Citgo Asphalt Refining Co. v. Frescati Shipping Co., Ltd. was decided on March 30, 2020 by a vote of 7–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Liability, miscellaneous” in the Economic Activity area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2019
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 18-565
Case details
- Citations
- 140 S. Ct. 1081 · 206 L. Ed. 2d 391 · 2020 U.S. LEXIS 1925
- Docket number
- 18-565
- Decided
- March 30, 2020
- Argued
- November 5, 2019
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Liability, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Type of law
- No legal provision
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority |
Full case caption
Citgo Asphalt Refining Co. v. Frescati Shipping Co., Ltd.
SCDB identifiers: case 2019-013, docket 2019-013-01.
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