 On September 28, 2010, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case.On June 23, 2011, in the case of "Stern v. Marshall", the Supreme Court issued a ruling against Smith's estate, ruling that the California bankruptcy court decision that gave her estate $475 million was made without subject-matter jurisdiction.The court agreed with the ruling of the Ninth Circuit that a bankruptcy court could not make a decision on an issue outside bankruptcy law.