Jill S. Kamen v. Kemper Financial Services, Inc.
500 U.S. 90 · Decided May 20, 1991 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Jill S. Kamen v. Kemper Financial Services, Inc. was decided on May 20, 1991 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Securities regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 500 U.S. 90 · 111 S. Ct. 1711 · 114 L. Ed. 2d 152 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 2782
- Docket number
- 90-516
- Decided
- May 20, 1991
- Argued
- March 27, 1991
- 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
- Thurgood Marshall
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Securities regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Federal Rules of Civil or Appellate Procedure
- Type of law
- Court rules
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority |
Full case caption
Jill S. Kamen v. Kemper Financial Services, Inc., et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1990-071, docket 1990-071-01.
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