Delaware v. Pennsylvania
2023 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Delaware v. Pennsylvania, 598 U.S. 115 (2023), was a United States Supreme Court case related to unclaimed money and the escheatment of checks.[1] This case was Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's first opinion on the Supreme Court.[2][3] It was also the first case the Supreme Court has taken on unclaimed property in over 30 years.[4]
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Quick Facts Delaware v. Pennsylvania, Argued October 3, 2022 Decided February 28, 2023 ...
Delaware v. Pennsylvania | |
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Argued October 3, 2022 Decided February 28, 2023 | |
Full case name | Delaware v. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin |
Docket no. | 22O145 |
Citations | 598 U.S. 115 (more) |
Argument | Oral argument |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Holding | |
Unclaimed MoneyGram payments constitute "money orders" or "similar written instruments" subject to escheatment under the Federal Disposition Act, 12 U.S.C. § 2503. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Jackson, joined by unanimous (Parts I, II, III, and IV–A); Roberts, Sotomayor, Kagan, Kavanaugh (Part IV–B) |
Laws applied | |
Disposition of Abandoned Money Orders and Travelers Check Act (Federal Disposition Act or FDA) 12 U.S.C. §2503 |
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