Virginia Uranium v. Warren
139 S. Ct. 1894 · Decided June 17, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Virginia Uranium v. Warren was decided on June 17, 2019 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal preemption of state legislation or regulation” in the Federalism area.
Read the opinion
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- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2018
Case details
- Citations
- 139 S. Ct. 1894 · 204 L. Ed. 2d 377 · 2019 U.S. LEXIS 4177
- Docket number
- 16-1275
- Decided
- June 17, 2019
- Argued
- November 5, 2018
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Opinion assigned by
- Clarence Thomas
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- Atomic Energy Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Judgment of the Court | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority |
Full case caption
Virginia Uranium v. Warren
SCDB identifiers: case 2018-017, docket 2018-017-01.
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