BP P.L.C. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
141 S. Ct. 1532 · Decided May 17, 2021 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
BP P.L.C. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore was decided on May 17, 2021 by a vote of 7–1. 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 “Comity, removal cases and foreign tribunals” in the Judicial Power area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2020
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 19-1189
Case details
- Citations
- 141 S. Ct. 1532 · 209 L. Ed. 2d 631 · 2021 U.S. LEXIS 2586
- Docket number
- 19-1189
- Decided
- May 17, 2021
- Argued
- January 19, 2021
- 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
- 7–1
- Majority opinion
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Comity, removal cases and foreign tribunals
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 28 U.S.C. 1442
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
Did not participate: Samuel A. Alito Jr..
Full case caption
BP P.L.C. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore
SCDB identifiers: case 2020-039, docket 2020-039-01.
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