Granfinanciera, S. A. v. Nordberg
492 U.S. 33 · Decided June 23, 1989 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Granfinanciera, S. A. v. Nordberg was decided on June 23, 1989 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice William J. Brennan Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Jury trial right” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 492 U.S. 33 · 109 S. Ct. 2782 · 106 L. Ed. 2d 26 · 1989 U.S. LEXIS 3139
- Docket number
- 87-1716
- Decided
- June 23, 1989
- Argued
- January 9, 1989
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- William J. Brennan Jr.
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Jury trial right
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Seventh Amendment
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority |
Full case caption
Granfinanciera, S. A., et al. v. Nordberg, Creditor Trustee for the Estate of Chase & Sanborn Corp., Fka, General Coffee Corp.
SCDB identifiers: case 1988-137, docket 1988-137-01.
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