Finley v. United States | |
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Argued February 28, 1989 Decided May 22, 1989 | |
Full case name | Barbara Finley v. United States |
Citations | 490 U.S. 545 (more) 109 S. Ct. 2003 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Scalia, joined by Rehnquist, White, O'Connor, Kennedy |
Dissent | Blackmun |
Dissent | Stevens, joined by Brennan, Marshall |
Laws applied | |
Federal Tort Claims Act | |
Superseded by | |
28 U.S.C. § 1367 |
Finley v. United States, 490 U.S. 545 (1989), was a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States addressing the jurisdictional requirements of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA).[1] In response to the Finley decision, the United States Congress enacted a new statute on supplemental jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1367.[2]