Viking River Cruises v. Moriana
142 S. Ct. 1906 · Decided June 15, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Viking River Cruises v. Moriana was decided on June 15, 2022 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Arbitration in labor-management disputes” in the Unions area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 20-1573
Case details
- Citations
- 142 S. Ct. 1906 · 213 L. Ed. 2d 179 · 2022 U.S. LEXIS 2940
- Docket number
- 20-1573
- Decided
- June 15, 2022
- Argued
- March 30, 2022
- 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
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Arbitration in labor-management disputes
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- Federal Arbitration Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Concurrence | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Concurrence | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Viking River Cruises v. Moriana
SCDB identifiers: case 2021-053, docket 2021-053-01.
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