Wilkinson v. Garland
601 U.S. 209 · Decided March 19, 2024 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Wilkinson v. Garland was decided on March 19, 2024 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Immigration, miscellaneous” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 601 U.S. 209 · 144 S. Ct. 780 · 218 L. Ed. 2d 140 · 2024 U.S. LEXIS 1380
- Docket number
- 22-666
- Decided
- March 19, 2024
- Argued
- November 28, 2023
- 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
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Opinion assigned by
- Sonia Sotomayor
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Immigration, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Immigration and Nationality statutes
- Type of law
- Federal 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. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Wilkinson v. Garland
SCDB identifiers: case 2023-016, docket 2023-016-01.
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