Borough of Duryea v. Charles J Guarnieri
564 U.S. 379 · Decided June 20, 2011 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Borough of Duryea v. Charles J Guarnieri was decided on June 20, 2011 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “First Amendment, miscellaneous” in the First Amendment area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 564 U.S. 379 · 131 S. Ct. 2488 · 180 L. Ed. 2d 408 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 4564
- Docket number
- 09-1476
- Decided
- June 20, 2011
- Argued
- March 22, 2011
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Anthony M. Kennedy
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- First Amendment, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Legal provision
- First Amendment (petition clause)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority |
Full case caption
Borough of Duryea, Pennsylvania, et Al., Petitioners v. Charles J Guarnieri
SCDB identifiers: case 2010-071, docket 2010-071-01.
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