Johnson v. Guzman Chavez

141 S. Ct. 2271 · Decided June 29, 2021 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Johnson v. Guzman Chavez was decided on June 29, 2021 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Deportation” in the Civil Rights area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2020
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 19-897

Case details

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Full case caption

Johnson v. Guzman Chavez

SCDB identifiers: case 2020-031, docket 2020-031-01.

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