Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe
144 S. Ct. 1428 · Decided June 6, 2024 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe was decided on June 6, 2024 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Indians (general)” in the Civil Rights area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2023
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 23-250
Case details
- Citations
- 144 S. Ct. 1428 · 219 L. Ed. 2d 1 · 2024 U.S. LEXIS 2484
- Docket number
- 23-250
- Decided
- June 6, 2024
- Argued
- March 25, 2024
- 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
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Indians (general)
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- 25 U.S.C. 5301
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Dissent | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Majority |
Full case caption
Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe
SCDB identifiers: case 2023-047, docket 2023-047-01.
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