Rivers v. Guerrero
145 S. Ct. 1343 · Decided June 12, 2025 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Rivers v. Guerrero was decided on June 12, 2025 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Habeas corpus” in the Criminal Procedure 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 23-1345
Case details
- Citations
- 145 S. Ct. 1343 · 331 L. Ed. 2d 423 · 2025 U.S. LEXIS 1001
- Docket number
- 23-1345
- Decided
- June 12, 2025
- Argued
- March 31, 2025
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Ketanji Brown Jackson
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Habeas corpus
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- 28 U. S. C. §2254
- 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 | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Rivers v. Guerrero
SCDB identifiers: case 2024-052, docket 2024-052-01.
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- Hamm v. Smith
- Andrew v. White
- Williams v. Reed
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