Van Buren v. United States
141 S. Ct. 1648 · Decided June 3, 2021 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Van Buren v. United States was decided on June 3, 2021 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, miscellaneous” in the Criminal Procedure area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2020
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 19-783
Case details
- Citations
- 141 S. Ct. 1648 · 210 L. Ed. 2d 26 · 2021 U.S. LEXIS 2843
- Docket number
- 19-783
- Decided
- June 3, 2021
- Argued
- November 30, 2020
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Amy Coney Barrett
- Opinion assigned by
- Stephen G. Breyer
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Van Buren v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 2020-019, docket 2020-019-01.
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