Talk America v. Michigan Bell Telephone Company Dba AT&T Michigan
564 U.S. 50 · Decided June 9, 2011 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Talk America v. Michigan Bell Telephone Company Dba AT&T Michigan was decided on June 9, 2011 unanimously (8–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Telephone or telegraph regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 564 U.S. 50 · 131 S. Ct. 2254 · 180 L. Ed. 2d 96 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 4375
- Docket number
- 10-313
- Decided
- June 9, 2011
- Argued
- March 30, 2011
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Clarence Thomas
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Telephone or telegraph regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Communications Act of 1934
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
Did not participate: Elena Kagan.
Full case caption
Talk America, Petitioner v. Michigan Bell Telephone Company Dba AT&T Michigan
SCDB identifiers: case 2010-059, docket 2010-059-01.
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