Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency
598 U.S. 651 · Decided May 25, 2023 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency was decided on May 25, 2023 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Natural resources and environmental protection” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 598 U.S. 651 · 143 S. Ct. 1322 · 215 L. Ed. 2d 579 · 2023 U.S. LEXIS 2202
- Docket number
- 21-454
- Decided
- May 25, 2023
- Argued
- October 3, 2022
- 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
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Natural resources and environmental protection
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution Control Act)
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Concurrence | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Special concurrence |
Full case caption
Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency
SCDB identifiers: case 2022-001, docket 2022-001-01.
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