Supreme Court of the United States
Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend
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- Type
- Dissent
- Filed
- June 25, 2009
- Case
- Atlantic Sounding Co. v. Townsend
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Alito, with whom The Chief Justice, Justice Scalia, and Justice Kennedy join, dissenting. In Miles v. Apex Marine Corp., 498 U. S. 19 (1990), this Court provided a workable framework for analyzing the relief available on claims under general maritime law. Today, the Court abruptly changes course. I would apply the analytical framework ado…
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Other writings in this case
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| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | June 25, 2009 |
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