Daimlerchrysler Ag v. Bauman
571 U.S. 117 · Decided January 14, 2014 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Daimlerchrysler Ag v. Bauman was decided on January 14, 2014 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, jurisdiction over nonresidents” in the Due Process area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 571 U.S. 117 · 134 S. Ct. 746 · 187 L. Ed. 2d 624 · 2014 U.S. LEXIS 644
- Docket number
- 11-965
- Decided
- January 14, 2014
- Argued
- October 15, 2013
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Due process, jurisdiction over nonresidents
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority |
Full case caption
Daimlerchrysler Ag v. Bauman
SCDB identifiers: case 2013-011, docket 2013-011-01.
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