Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc.
551 U.S. 877 · Decided June 28, 2007 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc. was decided on June 28, 2007 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Antitrust” in the Economic Activity area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents.
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Case details
- Citations
- 551 U.S. 877 · 127 S. Ct. 2705 · 168 L. Ed. 2d 623 · 2007 U.S. LEXIS 8668
- Docket number
- 06-480
- Decided
- June 28, 2007
- Argued
- March 26, 2007
- 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
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Anthony M. Kennedy
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Antitrust
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Sherman Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Altered precedent
- Yes — formally altered the Court's precedent
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Dissent | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice David H. Souter | Dissent | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority |
Full case caption
Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc., Dba Kay's Kloset . . . Kay's Shoes
SCDB identifiers: case 2006-074, docket 2006-074-01.
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