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Date Decision
May 13, 2019
Date Argument
January 09, 2019
Decision Type
opinion of the court (orally argued)
Citations
139 S. Ct. 1485 2019 U.S. LEXIS 3399
203 L. Ed. 2d 768
Docket
17-1299
Lower Court Detail
Court in which Case Originated
State Trial Court
Nevada
Court whose Decision was Reviewed
State Supreme Court
Nevada
Petitioner
state commission, board, committee, or authority
California
Respondent
injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
Vote Detail
Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 2)
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Liability, Governmental: Tort Or Contract Actions By Or Against Government Or Governmental Officials Other Than Defense Of Criminal Actions Brought Under A Civil Rights Action.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Eleventh Amendment
Vote Coalition
5 - 4
Decision Direction
Liberal
Justice Votes
voted with majority or plurality
Thomas
Roberts
Alito
Gorsuch
Kavanaugh
dissent
Ginsburg
Breyer
Sotomayor
Kagan
Issue/Legal Provision (2 of 2)
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Liability, Governmental: Tort Or Contract Actions By Or Against Government Or Governmental Officials Other Than Defense Of Criminal Actions Brought Under A Civil Rights Action.
CONSTITUTION
Article IV, Section 1 (full faith and credit clause)
