Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos
145 S. Ct. 1556 · Decided June 5, 2025 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos was decided on June 5, 2025 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Liability, miscellaneous” in the Economic Activity 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 23-1141
Case details
- Citations
- 145 S. Ct. 1556 · 221 L. Ed. 2d 910 · 2025 U.S. LEXIS 2199
- Docket number
- 23-1141
- Decided
- June 5, 2025
- Argued
- March 4, 2025
- 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
- Elena Kagan
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Liability, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- 15 U.S.C. 7902
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated 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 | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Smith & Wesson Brands v. Estados Unidos Mexicanos
SCDB identifiers: case 2024-040, docket 2024-040-01.
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