Litigants: | United States v. Craft |
Arguedate: | January 14 |
Argueyear: | 2002 |
Decidedate: | April 17 |
Decideyear: | 2002 |
Fullname: | United States v. Sandra L. Craft |
Usvol: | 535 |
Uspage: | 274 |
Docket: | 00-1831 |
Oralargument: | https://apps.oyez.org/player/#/rehnquist10/oral_argument_audio/22501 |
Holding: | The Court held that each tenant possesses individual rights in the estate sufficient to constitute "property" or "rights to property" for the purposes of a lien. |
Majority: | O'Connor |
Joinmajority: | Rehnquist, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg and Breyer |
Dissent: | Scalia |
Joindissent: | Thomas |
Dissent2: | Thomas |
Joindissent2: | Stevens and Scalia |
Lawsapplied: | 26 U.S.C.ยง 6321 |
United States v. Craft, 535 U.S. 274 (2002) is a United States Supreme Court ruling that held a tenant possesses an individual right in their own estate to the level to constitute "rights to property" for the purpose of a lien.[1] [2]