Rotkiske v. Klemm
140 S. Ct. 355 · Decided December 10, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Rotkiske v. Klemm was decided on December 10, 2019 by a vote of 8–1. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Consumer protection” 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 18-328
Case details
- Citations
- 140 S. Ct. 355 · 205 L. Ed. 2d 291 · 2019 U.S. LEXIS 7521
- Docket number
- 18-328
- Decided
- December 10, 2019
- Argued
- October 16, 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
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Clarence Thomas
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Consumer protection
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- 15 USC 1692 (Fair Debt Collection Practices Act)
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority |
Full case caption
Rotkiske v. Klemm
SCDB identifiers: case 2019-007, docket 2019-007-01.
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