Herrera v. Wyoming
139 S. Ct. 1686 · Decided May 20, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Herrera v. Wyoming was decided on May 20, 2019 by a vote of 5–4. 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 “Indians, state jurisdiction” in the Civil Rights area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents.
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 17-532
Case details
- Citations
- 139 S. Ct. 1686 · 203 L. Ed. 2d 846 · 2019 U.S. LEXIS 3538
- Docket number
- 17-532
- Decided
- May 20, 2019
- Argued
- January 8, 2019
- 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
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Opinion assigned by
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Indians, state jurisdiction
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- 15 Stat. 650
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Altered precedent
- Yes — formally altered the Court's precedent
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal 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. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Dissent |
Full case caption
Herrera v. Wyoming
SCDB identifiers: case 2018-026, docket 2018-026-01.
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