Trump v. United States
144 S. Ct. 2312 · Decided July 1, 2024 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Trump v. United States was decided on July 1, 2024 by a vote of 6–3. The Court vacated 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 “Self-incrimination, immunity from prosecution” in the Criminal Procedure area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2023
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 23-939
Case details
- Citations
- 144 S. Ct. 2312 · 219 L. Ed. 2d 991 · 2024 U.S. LEXIS 2886
- Docket number
- 23-939
- Decided
- July 1, 2024
- Argued
- April 25, 2024
- 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
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Self-incrimination, immunity from prosecution
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Article II, Section 1 (executive power)
- Type of law
- Constitution
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal 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 | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Dissent | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Trump v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 2023-061, docket 2023-061-01.
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