Nestle USA v. Doe I
141 S. Ct. 1931 · Decided June 17, 2021 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Nestle USA v. Doe I was decided on June 17, 2021 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Standing, legal injury” in the Judicial Power area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2020
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 19-416
Case details
- Citations
- 141 S. Ct. 1931 · 210 L. Ed. 2d 207 · 2021 U.S. LEXIS 3120
- Docket number
- 19-416
- Decided
- June 17, 2021
- Argued
- December 1, 2020
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Clarence Thomas
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Standing, legal injury
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 28 U.S.C. 1350
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Judgment of the Court | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Special concurrence | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Concurrence | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
Full case caption
Nestle USA v. Doe I
SCDB identifiers: case 2020-021, docket 2020-021-01.
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