Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon
Decided May 22, 2017. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 16-254 · 581 U.S. 271 (2017) · Cited 206 times
Holding
The Hague Service Convention does not prohibit service of process by mail.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–0.
Majority · 8
- Samuel A. Alito Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Clarence Thomas
- Elena Kagan
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
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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.
- Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft v. Schlunk · 486 U.S. 694 (1988)
- Abbott v. Abbott · 560 U.S. 1 (2010)
- Air France v. Saks · 470 U.S. 392 (1985)
- Medellin v. Texas · 552 U.S. 491 (2008)
- Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez · 572 U.S. 1 (2014)
Cited by
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- Monasky v. Taglieri · 589 U.S. 68 (2020)
- Washington State Dept. of Licensing v. Cougar Den, Inc. · 586 U.S. 347 (2019)
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