Supreme Court of the United States
Sprint Communications Co. v. APCC Services, Inc.
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- Type
- Dissent
- Filed
- June 23, 2008
- Case
- Sprint Communications Co. v. APCC Services, Inc.
- Case status
- Decided
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Chief Justice Roberts, with whom Justice Scalia, Justice Thomas, and Justice Alito join, dissenting. The majority concludes that a private litigant may sue in federal court despite having to “pass back ... all proceeds of the litigation,” Brief for Respondents 9, thus depriving that party of any stake in the outcome of the litigation. The majority reaches this conc…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Stephen Gerald Breyer | June 23, 2008 |
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | June 23, 2008 |