Colorado Dept. of State v. Baca
140 S. Ct. 2316 · Decided July 6, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Colorado Dept. of State v. Baca was decided on July 6, 2020 unanimously (8–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned 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 19-518
Case details
- Citations
- 140 S. Ct. 2316 · 207 L. Ed. 2d 818 · 2020 U.S. LEXIS 3542
- Docket number
- 19-518
- Decided
- July 6, 2020
- Argued
- May 13, 2020
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Per curiam (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–0 (unanimous)
- 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 | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority |
Did not participate: Sonia Sotomayor.
Full case caption
Colorado Dept. of State v. Baca
SCDB identifiers: case 2019-073, docket 2019-073-01.
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