PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic Inc.
139 S. Ct. 2051 · Decided June 20, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic Inc. was decided on June 20, 2019 unanimously (9–0). 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 “Jurisdiction of federal district or territorial courts” in the Judicial Power area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2018
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-1705
Case details
- Citations
- 139 S. Ct. 2051 · 204 L. Ed. 2d 433 · 2019 U.S. LEXIS 4181
- Docket number
- 17-1705
- Decided
- June 20, 2019
- Argued
- March 25, 2019
- 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
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Stephen G. Breyer
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- Hobbs Act, 28 U.S.C. 2342
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| 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. | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
PDR Network, LLC v. Carlton & Harris Chiropractic Inc.,
SCDB identifiers: case 2018-059, docket 2018-059-01.
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