Karen L. Jerman v. Carlisle
559 U.S. 573 · Decided April 21, 2010 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Karen L. Jerman v. Carlisle was decided on April 21, 2010 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Debtors' rights” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 559 U.S. 573 · 130 S. Ct. 1605 · 176 L. Ed. 2d 519 · 2010 U.S. LEXIS 3480
- Docket number
- 08-1200
- Decided
- April 21, 2010
- Argued
- January 13, 2010
- 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
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Debtors' rights
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- 15-1692
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Karen L. Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich Lpa, et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 2009-044, docket 2009-044-01.
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