United States v. Winstar Corp.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_v._Winstar_Corp.
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation 518 U.S. 839
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date 1996-07-01
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy
gptkb:Antonin_Scalia
gptkb:Clarence_Thomas
gptkbp:docketNumber 95-865
gptkbp:heldBy The government is liable for damages when it breaches contracts with private parties, even if the breach is due to subsequent changes in federal law.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States v. Winstar Corp.
gptkbp:legalSubject gptkb:savings_and_loan_crisis
contracts
government liability
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:David_Souter
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Winstar_Corp.
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Financial_Institutions_Reform,_Recovery,_and_Enforcement_Act_of_1989
savings and loan associations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Glover_Roberts,_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6