Nelson v. Colorado

137 S. Ct. 1249 · Decided April 19, 2017 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Nelson v. Colorado was decided on April 19, 2017 by a vote of 7–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, takings clause” in the Due Process area. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.

Read the opinion

• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2016

Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: Neil M. Gorsuch.

Full case caption

Nelson v. Colorado

SCDB identifiers: case 2016-033, docket 2016-033-01.

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