Abouammo v. United States
146 S. Ct. 1571 · Decided June 11, 2026 · Supreme Court of the United States
Record summary. This page is generated from the Supreme Court Database’s coded data about the case. It describes who decided what, not the Court’s reasoning. Read the opinion itself before relying on it. Not legal advice.
At a glance
Abouammo v. United States was decided on June 11, 2026 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Subconstitutional fair procedure, miscellaneous” in the Criminal Procedure area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2025
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 25-5146
Case details
- Citations
- 146 S. Ct. 1571 · 225 L. Ed. 2d 174 · 2026 U.S. LEXIS 2467
- Docket number
- 25-5146
- Decided
- June 11, 2026
- Argued
- March 30, 2026
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Elena Kagan
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Subconstitutional fair procedure, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Article III, Section 2, Paragraph 3 (vicinage requirement)
- Type of law
- Constitution
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Majority |
Full case caption
Abouammo v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 2025-044, docket 2025-044-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Subconstitutional fair procedure, miscellaneous”
- Homero Gonzalez v. United States
- Dale G. Becker v. Betty Montgomery
- Janet Reno v. Ziya K. Koray
- Jimmie Burden, Jr. v. Walter Zant
- United States v. Humberto Alvarez-Machain
- United States v. Richard Wilson
Cases on the same legal provision: Article III, Section 2, Paragraph 3 (vicinage requirement)
Same Term, same area (Criminal Procedure)
- Pitts v. Mississippi
- Clark v. Sweeney
- Bowe v. United States
- Case v. Montana
- Barrett v. United States
- Ellingburg v. United States
Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error