Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta

142 S. Ct. 2486 · Decided June 29, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta was decided on June 29, 2022 by a vote of 5–4. 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 “Federal preemption of state court jurisdiction” in the Federalism area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 21-429

Case details

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Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta

SCDB identifiers: case 2021-062, docket 2021-062-01.

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