Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo v. Texas
2022 U.S. LEXIS 2941 · Decided June 15, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo v. Texas was decided on June 15, 2022 by a vote of 5–4. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Indians, state jurisdiction” in the Civil Rights area.
Read the opinion
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- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 20-493
Case details
- Citations
- 2022 U.S. LEXIS 2941
- Docket number
- 20-493
- Decided
- June 15, 2022
- Argued
- February 22, 2022
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Opinion assigned by
- Stephen G. Breyer
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Indians, state jurisdiction
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Ysleta del Sur and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act. 101 Stat. 666
- 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 | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Dissent | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
Full case caption
Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo v. Texas
SCDB identifiers: case 2021-043, docket 2021-043-01.
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