Williams v. Reed
145 S. Ct. 456 · Decided February 21, 2025 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Williams v. Reed was decided on February 21, 2025 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Subconstitutional fair procedure, exhaustion of remedies” in the Criminal Procedure area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2024
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 23-191
Case details
- Citations
- 145 S. Ct. 456 · 221 L. Ed. 2d 44 · 2025 U.S. LEXIS 550
- Docket number
- 23-191
- Decided
- February 21, 2025
- Argued
- October 7, 2024
- 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
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts)
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Dissent | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Dissent | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Majority |
Full case caption
Williams v. Reed
SCDB identifiers: case 2024-004, docket 2024-004-01.
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