Thacker v. Tennessee Valley Authority

139 S. Ct. 1435 · Decided April 29, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Thacker v. Tennessee Valley Authority was decided on April 29, 2019 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Governmental liability” in the Economic Activity area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2018
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-1201

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Thacker v. Tennessee Valley Authority

SCDB identifiers: case 2018-038, docket 2018-038-01.

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