Collins v. Yellen
141 S. Ct. 1761 · Decided June 23, 2021 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Collins v. Yellen was decided on June 23, 2021 by a vote of 7–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision in part, reversed or vacated it in part, and remanded the case. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Executive authority versus Congress or the states” in the Miscellaneous area. SCDB records that the Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2020
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 19-422
Case details
- Citations
- 141 S. Ct. 1761 · 210 L. Ed. 2d 432 · 2021 U.S. LEXIS 3397
- Docket number
- 19-422
- Decided
- June 23, 2021
- Argued
- December 9, 2020
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Miscellaneous
- Legal provision
- Article II, Section 1 (executive power)
- Type of law
- Constitution
- Held unconstitutional
- An act of Congress
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
Full case caption
Collins v. Yellen
SCDB identifiers: case 2020-029, docket 2020-029-01.
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