Sessions v. Dimaya
138 S. Ct. 1204 · Decided April 17, 2018 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Sessions v. Dimaya was decided on April 17, 2018 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, hearing or notice” in the Due Process area. SCDB records that the Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2017
Case details
- Citations
- 138 S. Ct. 1204 · 200 L. Ed. 2d 549 · 2018 U.S. LEXIS 2497
- Docket number
- 15-1498
- Decided
- April 17, 2018
- Argued
- January 17, 2017
- Reargued
- October 2, 2017
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Elena Kagan
- Opinion assigned by
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Due process, hearing or notice
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Legal provision
- Fifth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Held unconstitutional
- An act of Congress
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Dissent | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Sessions v. Dimaya
SCDB identifiers: case 2017-001, docket 2017-001-01.
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