Riley v. Kennedy

Riley v. Kennedy
Decided May 27, 2008
Full case nameRiley v. Kennedy
Citations553 U.S. 406 (more)
Holding
A court's order resolving liability without addressing a plaintiff's requests for relief is not a final judgment.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Case opinions
MajorityGinsburg, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito
DissentStevens, joined by Souter

Riley v. Kennedy, 553 U.S. 406 (2008), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that a court's order resolving liability without addressing a plaintiff's requests for relief is not a final judgment. The facts of the case involved Section Five of the Voting Rights Act.