Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation
142 S. Ct. 1502 · Decided April 21, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation was decided on April 21, 2022 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Personal property” in the Private Action area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 20-1566
Case details
- Citations
- 142 S. Ct. 1502 · 212 L. Ed. 2d 451 · 2022 U.S. LEXIS 2097
- Docket number
- 20-1566
- Decided
- April 21, 2022
- Argued
- January 18, 2022
- 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
- Elena Kagan
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Personal property
- Issue area
- Private Action
- Legal provision
- Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | 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 | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
Full case caption
Cassirer v. Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection Foundation
SCDB identifiers: case 2021-038, docket 2021-038-01.
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