City of Chicago v. Fulton

141 S. Ct. 585 · Decided January 14, 2021 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

City of Chicago v. Fulton was decided on January 14, 2021 unanimously (8–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Bankruptcy” in the Economic Activity area.

Read the opinion

• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2020
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 19-357

Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: Amy Coney Barrett.

Full case caption

City of Chicago, Illinois v. Fulton

SCDB identifiers: case 2020-007, docket 2020-007-01.

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