Pereira v. Sessions
138 S. Ct. 2105 · Decided June 21, 2018 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Pereira v. Sessions was decided on June 21, 2018 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Deportation” in the Civil Rights area.
Read the opinion
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- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2017
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-459
Case details
- Citations
- 138 S. Ct. 2105 · 201 L. Ed. 2d 433 · 2018 U.S. LEXIS 3838
- Docket number
- 17-459
- Decided
- June 21, 2018
- Argued
- April 23, 2018
- 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
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Deportation
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- 8 USC 1229 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority |
Full case caption
Pereira v. Sessions, Att'y Gen.
SCDB identifiers: case 2017-070, docket 2017-070-01.
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