Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC

140 S. Ct. 1649 · Decided June 1, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC was decided on June 1, 2020 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal preemption of state legislation or regulation” in the Federalism area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2019
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 18-1334

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Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Aurelius Investment, LLC

SCDB identifiers: case 2019-006, docket 2019-006-01.

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