Chiafalo v. Washington
140 S. Ct. 2316 · Decided July 6, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Chiafalo v. Washington was decided on July 6, 2020 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Voting” 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 19-465
Case details
- Citations
- 140 S. Ct. 2316 · 207 L. Ed. 2d 761 · 2020 U.S. LEXIS 3543
- Docket number
- 19-465
- Decided
- July 6, 2020
- Argued
- May 13, 2020
- 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
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Elena Kagan
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Voting
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Twelfth Amendment
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority |
Full case caption
Chiafalo v. Washington
SCDB identifiers: case 2019-062, docket 2019-062-01.
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