Golan v. Saada
142 S. Ct. 1880 · Decided June 15, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Golan v. Saada was decided on June 15, 2022 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Juveniles” in the Civil Rights area.
Read the opinion
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- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 20-1034
Case details
- Citations
- 142 S. Ct. 1880 · 213 L. Ed. 2d 203 · 2022 U.S. LEXIS 2939
- Docket number
- 20-1034
- Decided
- June 15, 2022
- Argued
- March 22, 2022
- 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
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Juveniles
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Treaty
- Type of law
- Other
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal 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 | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
Full case caption
Golan v. Saada
SCDB identifiers: case 2021-051, docket 2021-051-01.
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