Unicolors, Inc v. H&m Hennes & Mauritz, Lp
145 S. Ct. 941 · Decided February 24, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Unicolors, Inc v. H&m Hennes & Mauritz, Lp was decided on February 24, 2022 by a vote of 6–3. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Copyrights” in the Economic Activity area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 20-915
Case details
- Citations
- 145 S. Ct. 941 · 211 L. Ed. 2d 586 · 2022 U.S. LEXIS 1226
- Docket number
- 20-915
- Decided
- February 24, 2022
- Argued
- November 8, 2021
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Stephen G. Breyer
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Copyrights
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Copyright 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 | Jurisdictional dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Jurisdictional dissent | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Jurisdictional dissent | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
Full case caption
Unicolors, Inc v. H&m Hennes & Mauritz, Lp
SCDB identifiers: case 2021-015, docket 2021-015-01.
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