Glossip v. Oklahoma

145 S. Ct. 612 · Decided February 25, 2025 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Glossip v. Oklahoma was decided on February 25, 2025 by a vote of 6–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, prisoners' and defendants' rights” in the Due Process area.

Read the opinion

• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2024
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 22-7466

Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: Neil M. Gorsuch.

Full case caption

Glossip v. Oklahoma

SCDB identifiers: case 2024-007, docket 2024-007-01.

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