Thole v. U.S. Bank, N.A.

140 S. Ct. 1615 · Decided June 1, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Thole v. U.S. Bank, N.A. was decided on June 1, 2020 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Employee Retirement Income Security Act” in the Economic Activity area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2019
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-1712

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Thole v. U.S. Bank, N.A.

SCDB identifiers: case 2019-033, docket 2019-033-01.

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