Facebook Inc. v. Duguid
141 S. Ct. 1163 · Decided April 1, 2021 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Facebook Inc. v. Duguid was decided on April 1, 2021 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Telephone or telegraph regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2020
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 19-511
Case details
- Citations
- 141 S. Ct. 1163 · 209 L. Ed. 2d 272 · 2021 U.S. LEXIS 1742
- Docket number
- 19-511
- Decided
- April 1, 2021
- Argued
- December 8, 2020
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Telephone or telegraph regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. 227
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative 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. | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
Full case caption
Facebook Inc. v. Duguid
SCDB identifiers: case 2020-027, docket 2020-027-01.
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- Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp
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- Google LLC v. Oracle America Inc.
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