Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Bd.
Decided June 23, 2017. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 16-399 · 582 U.S. 420 (2017) · Cited 4,620 times
Holding
The proper review forum when the MSPB dismisses a mixed case on jurisdictional grounds is district court.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 7
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Elena Kagan
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
Dissenting · 2
- Clarence Thomas
- Neil M. Gorsuch · 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.
- Kloeckner v. Solis · 568 U.S. 41 (2012)
- Elgin v. Department of the Treasury · 567 U.S. 1 (2012)
- United States v. Fausto · 484 U.S. 439 (1988)
- Bowles v. Russell · 551 U.S. 205 (2007)
- Jerome B. Grubart, Inc. v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co. · 513 U.S. 527 (1995)
- Brecht v. Abrahamson · 507 U.S. 619 (1993)
- Bell v. Hood · 327 U.S. 678 (1946)
- Town of Newton v. Rumery · 480 U.S. 386 (1987)
- Legal Services Corp. v. Velazquez · 531 U.S. 533 (2001)
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