City of Grants Pass v. Johnson

144 S. Ct. 2202 · Decided June 28, 2024 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

City of Grants Pass v. Johnson was decided on June 28, 2024 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed 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 “Cruel and unusual punishment, non-death penalty” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2023
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 23-175

Case details

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Full case caption

City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson

SCDB identifiers: case 2023-056, docket 2023-056-01.

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