Gundy v. United States
139 S. Ct. 2116 · Decided June 20, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Gundy v. United States was decided on June 20, 2019 by a vote of 5–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Miscellaneous” in the Miscellaneous area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2018
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-6086
Case details
- Citations
- 139 S. Ct. 2116 · 204 L. Ed. 2d 522 · 2019 U.S. LEXIS 4183
- Docket number
- 17-6086
- Decided
- June 20, 2019
- Argued
- October 2, 2018
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–3
- Majority opinion
- Elena Kagan
- Opinion assigned by
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Miscellaneous
- Issue area
- Miscellaneous
- Legal provision
- Article I, Section 1 (delegation of powers)
- Type of law
- Constitution
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Unspecifiable what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Judgment of the Court | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Did not participate: Brett M. Kavanaugh.
Full case caption
Gundy v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 2018-003, docket 2018-003-01.
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