Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P.
144 S. Ct. 2071 · Decided June 27, 2024 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P. was decided on June 27, 2024 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Bankruptcy” in the Economic Activity area.
Read the opinion
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- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2023
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 23-124
Case details
- Citations
- 144 S. Ct. 2071 · 219 L. Ed. 2d 721 · 2024 U.S. LEXIS 2848
- Docket number
- 23-124
- Decided
- June 27, 2024
- Argued
- December 4, 2023
- 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
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Opinion assigned by
- Clarence Thomas
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Bankruptcy
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Bankruptcy Code or Bankruptcy Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Dissent | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Majority |
Full case caption
Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P.
SCDB identifiers: case 2023-022, docket 2023-022-01.
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