Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon
137 S. Ct. 1504 · Decided May 22, 2017 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon was decided on May 22, 2017 unanimously (8–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Miscellaneous judicial power and diversity jurisdiction” in the Judicial Power area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2016
Case details
- Citations
- 137 S. Ct. 1504 · 197 L. Ed. 2d 826 · 2017 U.S. LEXIS 3212
- Docket number
- 16-254
- Decided
- May 22, 2017
- Argued
- March 22, 2017
- 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
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- Treaty
- Type of law
- Other
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority |
Did not participate: Neil M. Gorsuch.
Full case caption
Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon
SCDB identifiers: case 2016-056, docket 2016-056-01.
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