Financial Oversight and Management Bd for Puerto Rico v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
598 U.S. 339 · Decided May 11, 2023 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Financial Oversight and Management Bd for Puerto Rico v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo was decided on May 11, 2023 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Incorporation of foreign territories” in the Miscellaneous area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 598 U.S. 339 · 143 S. Ct. 1176 · 215 L. Ed. 2d 321 · 2023 U.S. LEXIS 1890
- Docket number
- 22-96
- Decided
- May 11, 2023
- Argued
- January 11, 2023
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Elena Kagan
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Incorporation of foreign territories
- Issue area
- Miscellaneous
- Legal provision
- 48 U.S.C. 2101
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative 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 | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Majority |
Full case caption
Financial Oversight and Management Bd for Puerto Rico v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo
SCDB identifiers: case 2022-031, docket 2022-031-01.
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