Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Haeger
137 S. Ct. 1178 · Decided April 18, 2017 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Haeger was decided on April 18, 2017 unanimously (8–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Jurisdiction of federal district or territorial courts” in the Judicial Power area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2016
Case details
- Citations
- 137 S. Ct. 1178 · 197 L. Ed. 2d 585 · 2017 U.S. LEXIS 2613
- Docket number
- 15-1406
- Decided
- April 18, 2017
- Argued
- January 10, 2017
- 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
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Elena Kagan
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Type of law
- No legal provision
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Did not participate: Neil M. Gorsuch.
Full case caption
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Haeger
SCDB identifiers: case 2016-036, docket 2016-036-01.
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