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Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin

599 U.S. 382 · Decided June 15, 2023 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin was decided on June 15, 2023 by a vote of 8–1. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Bankruptcy” in the Economic Activity area.

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Case details

Citations
599 U.S. 382 · 143 S. Ct. 1689 · 216 L. Ed. 2d 342 · 2023 U.S. LEXIS 2544
Docket number
22-227
Decided
June 15, 2023
Argued
April 24, 2023
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
8–1
Majority opinion
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Opinion assigned by
John G. Roberts Jr.
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Issue (SCDB)
Bankruptcy
Legal provision
Bankruptcy Code or Bankruptcy Act
Type of law
Federal statute
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Clarence ThomasSpecial concurrenceWrote an opinion
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.Majority
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.Majority
Justice Sonia SotomayorMajority
Justice Elena KaganMajority
Justice Neil M. GorsuchDissentWrote an opinion
Justice Brett M. KavanaughMajority
Justice Amy Coney BarrettMajority
Justice Ketanji Brown JacksonMajorityWrote an opinion

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Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin

SCDB identifiers: case 2022-056, docket 2022-056-01.

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