Lucky Brand Dungarees Inc. v. Marcel Fashion Group Inc.
140 S. Ct. 1589 · Decided May 14, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Lucky Brand Dungarees Inc. v. Marcel Fashion Group Inc. was decided on May 14, 2020 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Trademarks” 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 18-1086
Case details
- Citations
- 140 S. Ct. 1589 · 206 L. Ed. 2d 893 · 2020 U.S. LEXIS 2642
- Docket number
- 18-1086
- Decided
- May 14, 2020
- Argued
- January 13, 2020
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Trademarks
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Res judicata
- Type of law
- Other
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority |
Full case caption
Lucky Brand Dungarees Inc. v. Marcel Fashion Group Inc.
SCDB identifiers: case 2019-037, docket 2019-037-01.
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