California v. Texas

141 S. Ct. 2104 · Decided June 17, 2021 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

California v. Texas was decided on June 17, 2021 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Standing, miscellaneous” in the Judicial Power area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2020
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 19-840

Case details

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California v. Texas

SCDB identifiers: case 2020-018, docket 2020-018-01.

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