Goldman Sachs Group Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System
141 S. Ct. 1951 · Decided June 21, 2021 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System was decided on June 21, 2021 by a vote of 5–4. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Securities 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 20-222
Case details
- Citations
- 141 S. Ct. 1951 · 210 L. Ed. 2d 347 · 2021 U.S. LEXIS 3391
- Docket number
- 20-222
- Decided
- June 21, 2021
- Argued
- March 29, 2021
- 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
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Amy Coney Barrett
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Securities regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Securities Act of 1933, Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or Williams Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement System
SCDB identifiers: case 2020-053, docket 2020-053-01.
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