Iancu v. Brunetti

139 S. Ct. 2294 · Decided June 24, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Iancu v. Brunetti was decided on June 24, 2019 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “First Amendment, miscellaneous” in the First Amendment area. SCDB records that the Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2018
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 18-302

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Iancu v. Brunetti

SCDB identifiers: case 2018-064, docket 2018-064-01.

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