Ritzen Group Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC
140 S. Ct. 582 · Decided January 14, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Ritzen Group Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC was decided on January 14, 2020 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Bankruptcy” in the Economic Activity area.
Read the opinion
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- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2019
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 18-938
Case details
- Citations
- 140 S. Ct. 582 · 205 L. Ed. 2d 419 · 2020 U.S. LEXIS 526
- Docket number
- 18-938
- Decided
- January 14, 2020
- Argued
- November 13, 2019
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Bankruptcy
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Bankruptcy Code or Bankruptcy Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority |
Full case caption
Ritzen Group Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC
SCDB identifiers: case 2019-018, docket 2019-018-01.
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