Plaut v. Spendthrift Farm, Inc.

SCOTUSCase
Litigants=Plaut v. Spendthrift Farm, Inc.
ArgueDate=November 30
ArgueYear=1994
DecideDate=April 18
DecideYear=1995
FullName= Ed Plaut, et ux., et al., petitioners v. Spendthrift Farm, Inc., et al.
USVol=514
USPage=211
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Holding=A statute is unconstitutional that requires federal courts to reopen final judgments entered before its enactment.
SCOTUS=1994-2005
Majority=Scalia
JoinMajority=Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas
Concurrence=Breyer
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Dissent=Stevens
JoinDissent=Ginsburg
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LawsApplied=U.S. Const. art. III

"Plaut v. Spendthrift Farm, Inc.", 514 U.S. 211 (1995) [ [http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=CASE&court=US&vol=514&page=211 514 U.S. 211] Full text of the opinion courtesy of Findlaw.com.] , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that Congress may not retroactively require federal courts to reopen final judgments. Writing for the Court, Justice Scalia asserted that such action amounted to an unauthorized encroachment by Congress upon the powers of the judiciary and therefore violated the constitutional principle of separation of powers.

ee also

List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 514

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