Jesner v. Arab Bank
138 S. Ct. 1386 · Decided April 24, 2018 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Jesner v. Arab Bank was decided on April 24, 2018 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Standing, legal injury” in the Judicial Power area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2017
Case details
- Citations
- 138 S. Ct. 1386 · 200 L. Ed. 2d 612 · 2018 U.S. LEXIS 2631
- Docket number
- 16-499
- Decided
- April 24, 2018
- Argued
- October 11, 2017
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Anthony M. Kennedy
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Standing, legal injury
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 28 USC 1350 Alien Tort Statute
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Dissent | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC
SCDB identifiers: case 2017-010, docket 2017-010-01.
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