Illinois Tool Works Inc. v. Independent Ink, Inc.
547 U.S. 28 · Decided March 1, 2006 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Illinois Tool Works Inc. v. Independent Ink, Inc. was decided on March 1, 2006 unanimously (8–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice John Paul Stevens wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Antitrust” in the Economic Activity area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents.
Read the opinion
Case details
- Citations
- 547 U.S. 28 · 126 S. Ct. 1281 · 164 L. Ed. 2d 26 · 2006 U.S. LEXIS 2024
- Docket number
- 04-1329
- Decided
- March 1, 2006
- Argued
- November 29, 2005
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- John Paul Stevens
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Antitrust
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Sherman Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Altered precedent
- Yes — formally altered the Court's precedent
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority |
Did not participate: Samuel A. Alito Jr..
Full case caption
Illinois Tool Works Inc., et al. v. Independent Ink, Inc.
SCDB identifiers: case 2005-038, docket 2005-038-01.
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