Barton v. Barr
140 S. Ct. 1442 · Decided April 23, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Barton v. Barr was decided on April 23, 2020 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Immigration, miscellaneous” in the Civil Rights area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2019
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 18-725
Case details
- Citations
- 140 S. Ct. 1442 · 206 L. Ed. 2d 682 · 2020 U.S. LEXIS 2409
- Docket number
- 18-725
- Decided
- April 23, 2020
- Argued
- November 4, 2019
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Immigration, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- 8 U.S.C. 1229
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Dissent | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Barton v. Barr
SCDB identifiers: case 2019-010, docket 2019-010-01.
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