Kevin Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
563 U.S. 1 · Decided March 22, 2011 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Kevin Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation was decided on March 22, 2011 by a vote of 6–2. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Fair Labor Standards Act” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 563 U.S. 1 · 131 S. Ct. 1325 · 179 L. Ed. 2d 379 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 2417
- Docket number
- 09-834
- Decided
- March 22, 2011
- Argued
- October 13, 2010
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–2
- Majority opinion
- Stephen G. Breyer
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
Did not participate: Elena Kagan.
Full case caption
Kevin Kasten, Petitioner v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation
SCDB identifiers: case 2010-029, docket 2010-029-01.
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