In re United States

138 S. Ct. 443 · Decided December 20, 2017 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

In re United States was decided on December 20, 2017 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. The decision was issued per curiam (an unsigned opinion of the Court). SCDB classifies its main issue as “Jurisdiction of federal district or territorial courts” in the Judicial Power area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2017
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-801

Case details

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In re United States

SCDB identifiers: case 2017-053, docket 2017-053-01.

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