Riley v. Kennedy

Riley v. Kennedy
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 27, 2008
Full case name	Riley v. Kennedy
Citations	553 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
Majority	Ginsburg, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, Breyer, Alito
Dissent	Stevens, 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. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The facts of the case involved Section Five of the Voting Rights Act. ^[4]

References

1. Riley v. Kennedy, 553 U.S. 406 (2008).
2. Haymore, Thomas (May 30, 2008). "Opinion Recap: Riley v. Kennedy". SCOTUSblog. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
3. Pitts, Michael J. "What Will the Life of Riley v. Kennedy Mean for Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act." Md. L. Rev. 68 (2008): 481.
4. Hasen, Richard L. "Introduction: Developments in Election Law." Loy. LA L. Rev. 42 (2008): 565.

External links

• Text of Riley v. Kennedy, 553 U.S. 406(2008) is available from: Justia

This article incorporates written opinion of a United States federal court. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the text is in the public domain .