Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado
144 S. Ct. 1756 · Decided June 21, 2024 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado was decided on June 21, 2024 by a vote of 5–4. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Miscellaneous interstate conflict” in the Interstate Relations area.
Read the opinion
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- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2023
Case details
- Citations
- 144 S. Ct. 1756 · 219 L. Ed. 2d 539 · 2024 U.S. LEXIS 2713
- Docket number
- 22O141
- Decided
- June 21, 2024
- Argued
- March 20, 2024
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Ketanji Brown Jackson
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Original jurisdiction
- Issue (SCDB)
- Miscellaneous interstate conflict
- Issue area
- Interstate Relations
- Legal provision
- Article I, Section 10, Paragraph 3 (compact clause)
- Type of law
- Constitution
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Unspecifiable what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Dissent | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Texas v. New Mexico and Colorado
SCDB identifiers: case 2023-046, docket 2023-046-01.
Related decisions
Other cases on “Miscellaneous interstate conflict”
- New York v. New Jersey
- Mississippi v. Tennessee
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- Montana v. Wyoming
- Kansas v. Nebraska and Colorado
- Franchise Tax Board of California v. Gilbert P. Hyatt
Cases on the same legal provision: Article I, Section 10, Paragraph 3 (compact clause)
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