Trump v. Hawaii

138 S. Ct. 2392 · Decided June 26, 2018 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Trump v. Hawaii was decided on June 26, 2018 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Immigration, miscellaneous” in the Civil Rights area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents.

Read the opinion

• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2017
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-965

Case details

How the Justices voted

Full case caption

Trump, President of U.S. v. Hawaii

SCDB identifiers: case 2017-074, docket 2017-074-01.

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