Microsoft Corp. v. Baker
Decided June 12, 2017. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 15-457 · 582 U.S. 23 (2017) · Cited 280 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–0.
Majority · 5
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Elena Kagan
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
Concurring · 3
- Clarence Thomas · filed a concurring opinion
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- 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.
- Coopers & Lybrand v. Livesay · 437 U.S. 463 (1978)
- Swint v. Chambers County Commission · 514 U.S. 35 (1995)
- Mohawk Industries, Inc. v. Carpenter · 558 U.S. 100 (2009)
- Eisen v. Carlisle & Jacquelin · 417 U.S. 156 (1974)
- United States v. Procter & Gamble Co. · 356 U.S. 677 (1958)
- Cobbledick v. United States · 309 U.S. 323 (1940)
- Digital Equipment Corp. v. Desktop Direct, Inc. · 511 U.S. 863 (1994)
- Flast v. Cohen · 392 U.S. 83 (1968)
- Catlin v. United States · 324 U.S. 229 (1945)
- Lewis v. Continental Bank Corp. · 494 U.S. 472 (1990)
- Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. v. Risjord · 449 U.S. 368 (1981)
- Will v. United States · 389 U.S. 90 (1967)
- Campbell-Ewald Co. v. Gomez · 577 U.S. 153 (2016)
- Deakins v. Monaghan · 484 U.S. 193 (1988)
- United Airlines, Inc. v. McDonald · 432 U.S. 385 (1977)
- Gardner v. Westinghouse Broadcasting Co. · 437 U.S. 478 (1978)
- McLish v. Roff · 141 U.S. 661 (1891)
- Lord v. Veazie · 49 U.S. 251 (1850)
Cited by
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- Lamps Plus, Inc. v. Varela · 587 U.S. 176 (2019)
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