Smith v. Berryhill

139 S. Ct. 1765 · Decided May 28, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Smith v. Berryhill was decided on May 28, 2019 unanimously (9–0). 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 “Jurisdiction of federal district or territorial courts” in the Judicial Power area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2018
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-1606

Case details

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Smith v. Berryhill

SCDB identifiers: case 2018-042, docket 2018-042-01.

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