Florida v. Georgia
138 S. Ct. 2502 · Decided June 27, 2018 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Florida v. Georgia was decided on June 27, 2018 by a vote of 5–4. Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Non-real property dispute between states” in the Interstate Relations area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2017
Case details
- Citations
- 138 S. Ct. 2502 · 201 L. Ed. 2d 871 · 2018 U.S. LEXIS 4027
- Docket number
- No. 142, Orig.
- Decided
- June 27, 2018
- Argued
- January 8, 2018
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Stephen G. Breyer
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Original jurisdiction
- Issue (SCDB)
- Non-real property dispute between states
- Issue area
- Interstate Relations
- Type of law
- No legal provision
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Unspecifiable what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Dissent | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Dissent |
Full case caption
Florida v. Georgia
SCDB identifiers: case 2017-031, docket 2017-031-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Non-real property dispute between states”
- State of Montana v. State of Wyoming and State of North Dakota
- Texas v. New Mexico
- Florida v. Georgia
- Delaware v. Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
- State of Montana v. State of Wyoming and State of North Dakota
- State of South Carolina v. State of North Carolina
Same Term, same area (Interstate Relations)
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