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Biden v. Missouri

142 S. Ct. 647 · Decided January 13, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States

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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.

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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
Legal provision
Medicare (Social Security Act)
Type of law
Federal statute
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

Full case caption

Biden v. Missouri

SCDB identifiers: case 2021-036, docket 2021-036-01.

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