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Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo

144 S. Ct. 2244 · Decided June 28, 2024 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo was decided on June 28, 2024 by a vote of 6–2. 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 “Natural resources and environmental protection” in the Economic Activity area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents.

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Case details

Citations
144 S. Ct. 2244 · 219 L. Ed. 2d 832 · 2024 U.S. LEXIS 2882
Docket number
22-451
Decided
June 28, 2024
Argued
January 17, 2024
Court era
Roberts Court
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
6–2
Majority opinion
John G. Roberts Jr.
Opinion assigned by
John G. Roberts Jr.
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Legal provision
Administrative Procedure Act or Administrative Orders Review Act
Type of law
Federal statute
Altered precedent
Yes — formally altered the Court's precedent
Decision direction (SCDB)
Conservative what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Clarence ThomasConcurrenceWrote an opinion
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.MajorityWrote an opinion
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.Majority
Justice Sonia SotomayorDissent
Justice Elena KaganDissentWrote an opinion
Justice Neil M. GorsuchConcurrenceWrote an opinion
Justice Brett M. KavanaughMajority
Justice Amy Coney BarrettMajority

Did not participate: Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Full case caption

Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo

SCDB identifiers: case 2023-015, docket 2023-015-01.

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