Glossip v. Gross

576 U.S. 863 · Decided June 29, 2015 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Glossip v. Gross was decided on June 29, 2015 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Cruel and unusual punishment, death penalty” in the Criminal Procedure area.

Read the opinion

• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text

Case details

How the Justices voted

Full case caption

Glossip v. Gross

SCDB identifiers: case 2014-071, docket 2014-071-01.

Related decisions

Other cases on “Cruel and unusual punishment, death penalty”

• Randy White v. Roger L. Wheeler
  577 U.S. 73Decided December 14, 20159–0Per curiam
• Kansas v. Carr
  577 U.S. 108Decided January 20, 20168–1Antonin Scalia
• Shawn Patrick Lynch v. Arizona
  578 U.S. 613Decided May 31, 20166–2Per curiam
• Hall v. FloridaLaw held unconstitutional
  572 U.S. 701Decided May 27, 20145–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Moore v. TexasLaw held unconstitutional
  137 S. Ct. 1039Decided March 28, 20175–3Ruth Bader Ginsburg
• Evan Miller v. AlabamaLaw held unconstitutional
  567 U.S. 460Decided June 25, 20125–4Elena Kagan

See all

Cases on the same legal provision: Eighth Amendment (cruel and unusual punishment)

• Montgomery v. Louisiana
  577 U.S. 190Decided January 25, 20166–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Margaret Minneci v. Richard Lee Pollard
  565 U.S. 118Decided January 10, 20128–1Stephen G. Breyer
• Edmund G. Brown, Jr. v. Marciano Plata
  563 U.S. 493Decided May 23, 20115–4Anthony M. Kennedy
• Terrance Jamar Graham v. FloridaLaw held unconstitutional
  560 U.S. 48Decided May 17, 20106–3Anthony M. Kennedy
• Joe Harris Sullivan v. Florida
  560 U.S. 181Decided May 17, 20109–0Per curiam
• Taylor v. Riojas
  141 S. Ct. 52Decided November 2, 20207–1Per curiam

Same Term, same area (Criminal Procedure)

• Raul Lopez v. Marvin Vernis Smith
  574 U.S. 1Decided October 6, 20149–0Per curiam
• Warger v. Shauers
  574 U.S. 40Decided December 9, 20149–0Sonia Sotomayor
• Heien v. North Carolina
  574 U.S. 54Decided December 15, 20148–1John G. Roberts Jr.
• Whitfield v. United States
  574 U.S. 265Decided January 13, 20159–0Antonin Scalia
• Jennings v. Stephens
  574 U.S. 271Decided January 14, 20156–3Antonin Scalia
• Yates v. United States
  574 U.S. 528Decided February 25, 20155–4Ruth Bader Ginsburg

See all

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error