Apple Inc. v. Pepper
139 S. Ct. 1514 · Decided May 13, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Apple Inc. v. Pepper was decided on May 13, 2019 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Antitrust” in the Economic Activity area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2018
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-204
Case details
- Citations
- 139 S. Ct. 1514 · 203 L. Ed. 2d 802 · 2019 U.S. LEXIS 3397
- Docket number
- 17-204
- Decided
- May 13, 2019
- Argued
- November 26, 2018
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Opinion assigned by
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Antitrust
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Clayton Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Apple Inc. v. Pepper
SCDB identifiers: case 2018-023, docket 2018-023-01.
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