Societe Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale v. United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
482 U.S. 522 · Decided June 15, 1987 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Societe Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale v. United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa was decided on June 15, 1987 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice John Paul Stevens wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Freedom of Information Act and related laws” in the Privacy area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 482 U.S. 522 · 107 S. Ct. 2542 · 96 L. Ed. 2d 461 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 2615
- Docket number
- 85-1695
- Decided
- June 15, 1987
- Argued
- January 14, 1987
- Court era
- Rehnquist 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
- John Paul Stevens
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Freedom of Information Act and related laws
- Issue area
- Privacy
- Legal provision
- Treaty
- Type of law
- Other
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority |
Full case caption
Societe Nationale Industrielle Aerospatiale et al. v. United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
SCDB identifiers: case 1986-128, docket 1986-128-01.
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