Esteras v. United States
145 S. Ct. 2031 · Decided June 20, 2025 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Esteras v. United States was decided on June 20, 2025 by a vote of 7–2. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, sentencing guidelines” in the Criminal Procedure area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2024
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 23-7483
Case details
- Citations
- 145 S. Ct. 2031 · 222 L. Ed. 2d 438 · 2025 U.S. LEXIS 2382
- Docket number
- 23-7483
- Decided
- June 20, 2025
- Argued
- February 25, 2025
- 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
- Amy Coney Barrett
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- 18 U.S.C. §3553
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Dissent | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Esteras v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 2024-035, docket 2024-035-01.
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