J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Robert Nicastro
564 U.S. 873 · Decided June 27, 2011 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd. v. Robert Nicastro was decided on June 27, 2011 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, jurisdiction over nonresidents” in the Due Process area.
Read the opinion
Case details
- Citations
- 564 U.S. 873 · 131 S. Ct. 2780 · 180 L. Ed. 2d 765 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 4800
- Docket number
- 09-1343
- Decided
- June 27, 2011
- Argued
- January 11, 2011
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Anthony M. Kennedy
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Due process, jurisdiction over nonresidents
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Judgment of the Court | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Dissent |
Full case caption
J. McIntyre Machinery, Ltd., Petitioner v. Robert Nicastro, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Roseanne Nicastro
SCDB identifiers: case 2010-082, docket 2010-082-01.
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