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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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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.

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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
Legal provision
Bankruptcy Code or Bankruptcy Act
Type of law
Federal statute
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

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Full case caption

Ritzen Group Inc. v. Jackson Masonry, LLC

SCDB identifiers: case 2019-018, docket 2019-018-01.

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