Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. Davita
142 S. Ct. 1968 · Decided June 21, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. Davita was decided on June 21, 2022 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Miscellaneous economic regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 20-1641
Case details
- Citations
- 142 S. Ct. 1968 · 213 L. Ed. 2d 376 · 2022 U.S. LEXIS 3012
- Docket number
- 20-1641
- Decided
- June 21, 2022
- Argued
- March 1, 2022
- 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
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Miscellaneous economic regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Medicare (Social Security Act)
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
Full case caption
Marietta Memorial Hospital Employee Health Benefit Plan v. Davita
SCDB identifiers: case 2021-047, docket 2021-047-01.
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