Biden v. Missouri
142 S. Ct. 647 · Decided January 13, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Biden v. Missouri was decided on January 13, 2022 by a vote of 5–4. SCDB codes the disposition as “stay, petition, or motion granted.” The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Miscellaneous economic regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
Read the opinion
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- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
Case details
- Citations
- 142 S. Ct. 647 · 211 L. Ed. 2d 433 · 2022 U.S. LEXIS 495
- Docket number
- 21A240
- Decided
- January 13, 2022
- Argued
- January 7, 2022
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Stay, petition, or motion granted
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Stay
- Issue (SCDB)
- Miscellaneous economic regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Medicare (Social Security Act)
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Dissent | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Dissent |
Full case caption
Biden v. Missouri
SCDB identifiers: case 2021-036, docket 2021-036-01.
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