Lora v. United States
599 U.S. 453 · Decided June 16, 2023 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Lora v. United States was decided on June 16, 2023 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, sentencing guidelines” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 599 U.S. 453 · 143 S. Ct. 1713 · 216 L. Ed. 2d 400 · 2023 U.S. LEXIS 2548
- Docket number
- 22-49
- Decided
- June 16, 2023
- Argued
- March 28, 2023
- 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
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Ketanji Brown Jackson
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- 18 USC 924
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Lora v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 2022-047, docket 2022-047-01.
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