Counterman v. Colorado
600 U.S. 66 · Decided June 27, 2023 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Counterman v. Colorado was decided on June 27, 2023 by a vote of 7–2. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “First Amendment, miscellaneous” in the First Amendment area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 600 U.S. 66 · 143 S. Ct. 2106 · 216 L. Ed. 2d 775 · 2023 U.S. LEXIS 2788
- Docket number
- 22-138
- Decided
- June 27, 2023
- Argued
- April 19, 2023
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Elena Kagan
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- First Amendment, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Legal provision
- First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Majority |
Full case caption
Counterman v. Colorado
SCDB identifiers: case 2022-055, docket 2022-055-01.
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