Knick v. Township of Scott

139 S. Ct. 2162 · Decided June 21, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Knick v. Township of Scott was decided on June 21, 2019 by a vote of 5–4. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, takings clause” in the Due Process area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents.

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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 17-647

Case details

How the Justices voted

Full case caption

Knick v. Township of Scott, Pennsylvania

SCDB identifiers: case 2018-005, docket 2018-005-01.

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