Timbs v. Indiana
139 S. Ct. 682 · Decided February 20, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Timbs v. Indiana was decided on February 20, 2019 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, takings clause” in the Due Process area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2018
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-1091
Case details
- Citations
- 139 S. Ct. 682 · 293 L. Ed. 2d 11 · 2019 U.S. LEXIS 1350
- Docket number
- 17-1091
- Decided
- February 20, 2019
- Argued
- November 28, 2018
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Due process, takings clause
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Legal provision
- Eighth Amendment (prohibition of excessive fines)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority |
Full case caption
Timbs v. Indiana
SCDB identifiers: case 2018-030, docket 2018-030-01.
Related decisions
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- Knick v. Township of ScottAltered precedent
- Murr v. Wisconsin
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- Cedar Point Nursery v. HassidLaw held unconstitutional
- Pakdel v. City and County of San FranciscoLaw held unconstitutional
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Cases on the same legal provision: Eighth Amendment (prohibition of excessive fines)
- Ferris J. Alexander, Sr. v. United States
- Browning-Ferris Industries of Vermont, Inc. v. Kelco Disposal, Inc.
Same Term, same area (Due Process)
- Knick v. Township of ScottAltered precedent
- United States v. DavisLaw held unconstitutional
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