McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson Corporation
145 S. Ct. 2006 · Decided June 20, 2025 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson Corporation was decided on June 20, 2025 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Jurisdiction of federal district or territorial courts” in the Judicial Power area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2024
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 23-1226
Case details
- Citations
- 145 S. Ct. 2006 · 222 L. Ed. 2d 405 · 2025 U.S. LEXIS 2385
- Docket number
- 23-1226
- Decided
- June 20, 2025
- Argued
- January 21, 2025
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 47 U. S. C. §227
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative 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 | Dissent | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Dissent |
Full case caption
McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates v. McKesson Corporation
SCDB identifiers: case 2024-031, docket 2024-031-01.
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