Illinois ex Rel. Lisa Madigan v. Telemarketing Associates, Inc.
538 U.S. 600 · Decided May 5, 2003 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Illinois ex Rel. Lisa Madigan v. Telemarketing Associates, Inc. was decided on May 5, 2003 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “First Amendment, miscellaneous” in the First Amendment area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 538 U.S. 600 · 123 S. Ct. 1829 · 155 L. Ed. 2d 793 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 3430
- Docket number
- 01-1806
- Decided
- May 5, 2003
- Argued
- March 3, 2003
- 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
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- First Amendment, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Legal provision
- First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Concurrence | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority |
Full case caption
Illinois ex Rel. Lisa Madigan, Attorney General of Illinois v. Telemarketing Associates, Inc., et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 2002-049, docket 2002-049-01.
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