Arthur Andersen Llp, et al. v. Wayne Carlisle et al.
Decided May 4, 2009. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 08-146 · 556 U.S. 624 (2009) · Cited 968 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- Antonin Scalia · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Clarence Thomas
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
Dissenting · 3
- David Hackett Souter · filed a dissenting opinion
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- John Paul Stevens
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. Kaplan · 514 U.S. 938 (1995)
- Behrens v. Pelletier · 516 U.S. 299 (1996)
- DiBella v. United States · 369 U.S. 121 (1962)
- Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better Environment · 523 U.S. 83 (1998)
- Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp. · 460 U.S. 1 (1983)
- Volt Info. Sciences, Inc. v. Bd. of Trustees of Leland Stanford Jr. U. · 489 U.S. 468 (1989)
- Abney v. United States · 431 U.S. 651 (1977)
- Perry v. Thomas · 482 U.S. 483 (1987)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Waffle House, Inc. · 534 U.S. 279 (2002)
- Oneida Indian Nation v. County of Oneida · 414 U.S. 661 (1974)
- Powerex Corp. v. Reliant Energy Services, Inc. · 551 U.S. 224 (2007)
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- Astrue v. Ratliff · 560 U.S. 586 (2010)
- Stolt-Nielsen S. A. v. AnimalFeeds International Corp. · 559 U.S. 662 (2010)
- Kpmg LLP v. Cocchi · 565 U.S. 18 (2011)
- Truck Insurance Exchange v. Kaiser Gypsum Co. · 602 U.S. 268 (2024)
- Hungary v. Simon · 604 U.S. 115 (2025)
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