Garland v. Ming Dai
141 S. Ct. 1669 · Decided June 1, 2021 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Garland v. Ming Dai was decided on June 1, 2021 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Immigration, miscellaneous” in the Civil Rights area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2020
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 19-1155
Case details
- Citations
- 141 S. Ct. 1669 · 210 L. Ed. 2d 11 · 2021 U.S. LEXIS 2740
- Docket number
- 19-1155
- Decided
- June 1, 2021
- Argued
- February 23, 2021
- 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
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Immigration, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Immigration and Nationality statutes
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
Full case caption
Garland v. Ming Dai
SCDB identifiers: case 2020-042, docket 2020-042-01.
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- Garland v. Gonzalez
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- Pereida v. Wilkinson
- Niz-Chavez v. Garland
- United States v. Cooley
- Sanchez v. Mayorkas
- Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
- Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
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