Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
577 U.S. 312 · Decided March 1, 2016 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company was decided on March 1, 2016 by a vote of 6–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy 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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Case details
- Citations
- 577 U.S. 312 · 136 S. Ct. 936 · 194 L. Ed. 2d 20 · 2016 U.S. LEXIS 1612
- Docket number
- 14-181
- Decided
- March 1, 2016
- Argued
- December 2, 2015
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–2
- Majority opinion
- Anthony M. Kennedy
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority |
Full case caption
Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
SCDB identifiers: case 2015-024, docket 2015-024-01.
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