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Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection

560 U.S. 702 · Decided June 17, 2010 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection was decided on June 17, 2010 unanimously (8–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, takings clause” in the Due Process area.

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Case details

Citations
560 U.S. 702 · 130 S. Ct. 2592 · 177 L. Ed. 2d 184 · 2010 U.S. LEXIS 4971
Docket number
08-1151
Decided
June 17, 2010
Argued
December 2, 2009
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
8–0 (unanimous)
Majority opinion
Antonin Scalia
Opinion assigned by
John G. Roberts Jr.
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Issue area
Due Process
Legal provision
Fifth Amendment (takings clause)
Type of law
Constitutional amendment
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Antonin ScaliaMajorityWrote an opinion
Justice Anthony M. KennedyConcurrenceWrote an opinion
Justice Clarence ThomasMajority
Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgConcurrence
Justice Stephen G. BreyerConcurrenceWrote an opinion
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.Majority
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.Majority
Justice Sonia SotomayorConcurrence

Did not participate: John Paul Stevens.

Full case caption

Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 2009-073, docket 2009-073-01.

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