Docket nos. 11-864 Opinion announcement Opinion announcement | Citations 569 U.S. ___ (more) | |
Full case name Comcast Corporation, et al., Petitioners v. Caroline Behrend, et al. Prior history decision against defendant, 264 F.R.D. 150 (E.D. Pa. 2010); affirmed, 655 F.3d 182 (3d Cir. 2011); rehearing en banc denied, unreported; certiorari granted, 567 U. S. ___ (2012) Majority Scalia, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Thomas, Alito | ||
Comcast Corp. v. Behrend, 569 U.S. ___ (2013), is a United States Supreme Court case dealing with class certification under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The case restricted class certifications. The votes were split upon typical ideological lines, but, in an unusual move, the dissent was jointly written by two justices.
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