Biestek v. Berryhill

139 S. Ct. 1148 · Decided April 1, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Biestek v. Berryhill was decided on April 1, 2019 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Poverty law, statutory welfare benefits” in the Civil Rights area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2018
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-1184

Case details

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Biestek v. Berryhill

SCDB identifiers: case 2018-034, docket 2018-034-01.

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