Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro
579 U.S. 211 · Decided June 20, 2016 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro was decided on June 20, 2016 by a vote of 6–2. 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 “Fair Labor Standards Act” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 579 U.S. 211 · 136 S. Ct. 2117 · 195 L. Ed. 2d 282 · 2016 U.S. LEXIS 3924
- Docket number
- 15-415
- Decided
- June 20, 2016
- Argued
- April 20, 2016
- 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
- 6–2
- Majority opinion
- Anthony M. Kennedy
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Concurrence | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority |
Full case caption
Encino Motorcars, LLC v. Navarro
SCDB identifiers: case 2015-069, docket 2015-069-01.
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