Sally L. Conkright v. Paul J. Frommert

559 U.S. 506 · Decided April 21, 2010 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Sally L. Conkright v. Paul J. Frommert was decided on April 21, 2010 by a vote of 5–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Employee Retirement Income Security Act” in the Economic Activity area.

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Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: Sonia Sotomayor.

Full case caption

Sally L. Conkright, et al. v. Paul J. Frommert et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 2009-046, docket 2009-046-01.

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