Carr v. Saul

141 S. Ct. 1352 · Decided April 22, 2021 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Carr v. Saul was decided on April 22, 2021 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Judicial review of agency actions” in the Judicial Power area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2020
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 19-1442

Case details

How the Justices voted

Full case caption

Carr v. Saul, Commissioner of Social Security

SCDB identifiers: case 2020-047, docket 2020-047-01.

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