Bufkin v. Collins
145 S. Ct. 728 · Decided March 5, 2025 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Bufkin v. Collins was decided on March 5, 2025 by a vote of 7–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Judicial administration, miscellaneous” in the Judicial Power 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 23-713
Case details
- Citations
- 145 S. Ct. 728 · 221 L. Ed. 2d 192 · 2025 U.S. LEXIS 960
- Docket number
- 23-713
- Decided
- March 5, 2025
- Argued
- October 16, 2024
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Clarence Thomas
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Judicial administration, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- 38 U.S.C 7261
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Dissent | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Bufkin v. Collins
SCDB identifiers: case 2024-009, docket 2024-009-01.
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