Watson v. Republican National Committee
146 S. Ct. 2165 · Decided June 29, 2026 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Watson v. Republican National Committee was decided on June 29, 2026 by a vote of 5–4. 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 “Voting” in the Civil Rights area.
Read the opinion
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- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2025
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 24-1260
Case details
- Citations
- 146 S. Ct. 2165 · 225 L. Ed. 2d 841 · 2026 U.S. LEXIS 2879
- Docket number
- 24-1260
- Decided
- June 29, 2026
- Argued
- March 23, 2026
- 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
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Amy Coney Barrett
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Voting
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- 2 U. S. C. §7; 2 U. S. C. §1; 3 U. S. C. §1
- 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 | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Dissent | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Dissent | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Majority |
Full case caption
Watson v. Republican National Committee
SCDB identifiers: case 2025-060, docket 2025-060-01.
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