Powerex Corp. v. Reliant Energy Services Inc.

Powerex Corp. v. Reliant Energy Services, Inc.
Argued April 16, 2007
Decided June 18, 2007
Full case name Powerex Corp. v. Reliant Energy Services, Inc., et al.
Citations 551 U.S. 224 (more)
Holding
Section 1447(d) bars appellate consideration of petitioner’s claim that it is a foreign state for Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 purposes.
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
Majority Scalia, joined by Roberts, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Alito
Concurrence Kennedy, joined by Alito
Dissent Breyer, joined by Stevens

Powerex Corp. v. Reliant Energy Services Inc., 551 U.S. 224 (2007), was a United States Supreme Court case about federal court jurisdiction and foreign sovereigns which involved BC Hydro's Powerex under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA).

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