Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp.
Decided February 22, 2017. Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 14-1538 · 580 U.S. 140 (2017) · Cited 35 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–0.
Majority · 5
- Sonia Sotomayor · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Elena Kagan
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
Concurring · 2
- Clarence Thomas
- Samuel A. Alito Jr. · filed a concurring opinion
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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.
- Microsoft Corp. v. At&t Corp. · 550 U.S. 437 (2007)
- Deepsouth Packing Co. v. Laitram Corp. · 406 U.S. 518 (1972)
- Sebelius v. Cloer · 569 U.S. 369 (2013)
- Robinson v. Shell Oil Co. · 519 U.S. 337 (1997)
- United States v. Williams · 553 U.S. 285 (2008)
- Hibbs v. Winn · 542 U.S. 88 (2004)
- Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB S. A. · 563 U.S. 754 (2011)
Cited by
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- WesternGeco LLC v. ION Geophysical Corp. · 585 U.S. 407 (2018)
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