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Beer v. United States

Docket No. Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
09-1395 Not Argued Jun 28, 2011 TBD TBD OT 2010

Issue: Whether the Compensation Clause of Article III prevents Congress from withholding the future judicial salary adjustments established by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989.

Judgment: Granted, vacated, and remanded for further proceedings on June 28, 2011. Justice Scalia dissented, stating that he would have granted cert. and set the case for argument.

Briefs and Documents

Certiorari-stage documents