Lawson v. Fmr Llc
Decided March 4, 2014. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 12-3 · 571 U.S. 429 (2014) · Cited 144 times
Holding
The judgment is reversed and the case is remanded.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 4
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Elena Kagan
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
Concurring · 2
- Antonin Scalia · filed a concurring opinion
- Clarence Thomas
Dissenting · 3
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Sonia Sotomayor · filed a dissenting opinion
“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.
- United States v. Mead Corp. · 533 U.S. 218 (2001)
- Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad · 331 U.S. 519 (1947)
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · 467 U.S. 837 (1984)
- Almendarez-Torres v. United States · 523 U.S. 224 (1998)
- Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · 323 U.S. 134 (1944)
- Blue Chip Stamps v. Manor Drug Stores · 421 U.S. 723 (1975)
- Griffin v. Oceanic Contractors, Inc. · 458 U.S. 564 (1982)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- Martin v. Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission · 499 U.S. 144 (1991)
- Moskal v. United States · 498 U.S. 103 (1990)
- United States v. Craft · 535 U.S. 274 (2002)
- Federal Trade Commission v. Mandel Bros. · 359 U.S. 385 (1959)
- Daily Income Fund, Inc. v. Fox · 464 U.S. 523 (1984)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Guerrero-Lasprilla v. Barr · 589 U.S. 221 (2020)
- Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC · 601 U.S. 23 (2024)
- Harrow v. Department of Defense · 601 U.S. 480 (2024)
Official text
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