Chadbourne & Parke Llp v. Troice
Decided February 26, 2014. Stephen Gerald Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 12-79 · 571 U.S. 377 (2014) · Cited 120 times
Holding
The Litigation Act does not preclude the plaintiffs' state-law class actions.
The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court — read the official opinion for authority.
How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 6
- Stephen Gerald Breyer · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Antonin Scalia
- Elena Kagan
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Sonia Sotomayor
Concurring · 1
- Clarence Thomas · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 2
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy · filed a dissenting opinion
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
“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.
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Dabit · 547 U.S. 71 (2006)
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Zandford · 535 U.S. 813 (2002)
- United States v. O'Hagan · 521 U.S. 642 (1997)
- Central Bank of Denver, N. A. v. First Interstate Bank of Denver, N. A. · 511 U.S. 164 (1994)
- Superintendent of Insurance of New York v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co. · 404 U.S. 6 (1971)
- Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores · 421 U.S. 723 (1975)
- Affiliated Ute Citizens of Utah v. United States · 406 U.S. 128 (1972)
- Stoneridge Investment Partners, LLC v. Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. · 552 U.S. 148 (2008)
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Capital Gains Research Bureau, Inc. · 375 U.S. 180 (1963)
- Maracich v. Spears · 570 U.S. 48 (2013)
- Securities and Exchange Commission v. W. J. Howey Co. · 328 U.S. 293 (1946)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- Silver v. New York Stock Exchange · 373 U.S. 341 (1963)
- Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. v. Siracusano · 563 U.S. 27 (2011)
Official text
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