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Gill v. Whitford

138 S. Ct. 1916 · Decided June 18, 2018 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

Gill v. Whitford was decided on June 18, 2018 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Standing, direct injury” in the Judicial Power area.

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Case details

Citations
138 S. Ct. 1916 · 201 L. Ed. 2d 313 · 2018 U.S. LEXIS 3692
Docket number
16-1161
Decided
June 18, 2018
Argued
October 3, 2017
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
John G. Roberts Jr.
Opinion assigned by
John G. Roberts Jr.
How the case arrived
Appeal
Issue area
Judicial Power
Legal provision
Article III, Section 2, Paragraph 1 (case or controversy requirement)
Type of law
Constitution
Decision direction (SCDB)
Conservative what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Anthony M. KennedyMajority
Justice Clarence ThomasConcurrenceWrote an opinion
Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgConcurrence
Justice Stephen G. BreyerConcurrence
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.MajorityWrote an opinion
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.Majority
Justice Sonia SotomayorConcurrence
Justice Elena KaganConcurrenceWrote an opinion
Justice Neil M. GorsuchConcurrence

Full case caption

Gill v. Whitford

SCDB identifiers: case 2017-004, docket 2017-004-01.

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