Ford Motor Company v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court

141 S. Ct. 1017 · Decided March 25, 2021 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Ford Motor Company v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court was decided on March 25, 2021 unanimously (8–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, jurisdiction over nonresidents” in the Due Process area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2020
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 19-368

Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: Amy Coney Barrett.

Full case caption

Ford Motor Company v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court

SCDB identifiers: case 2020-005, docket 2020-005-01.

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