Kansas v. Garcia

140 S. Ct. 791 · Decided March 3, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Kansas v. Garcia was decided on March 3, 2020 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal preemption of state legislation or regulation” in the Federalism area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2019
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-834

Case details

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Full case caption

Kansas v. Garcia

SCDB identifiers: case 2019-009, docket 2019-009-01.

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