United States v. Davis

139 S. Ct. 2319 · Decided June 24, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

United States v. Davis was decided on June 24, 2019 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision in part, reversed or vacated it in part, and remanded the case. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, prisoners' and defendants' rights” in the Due Process area. SCDB records that the Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional.

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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 18-431

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United States v. Davis

SCDB identifiers: case 2018-072, docket 2018-072-01.

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