United States v. Vaello Madero

142 S. Ct. 1539 · Decided April 21, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

United States v. Vaello Madero was decided on April 21, 2022 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Poverty law, constitutional” in the Civil Rights area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 20-303

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United States v. Vaello Madero

SCDB identifiers: case 2021-016, docket 2021-016-01.

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