Concepcion v. United States
142 S. Ct. 2389 · Decided June 27, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Concepcion v. United States was decided on June 27, 2022 by a vote of 5–4. 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 “Statutory construction of criminal laws, sentencing guidelines” in the Criminal Procedure area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 20-1650
Case details
- Citations
- 142 S. Ct. 2389 · 213 L. Ed. 2d 731 · 2022 U.S. LEXIS 3070
- Docket number
- 20-1650
- Decided
- June 27, 2022
- Argued
- January 19, 2022
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Opinion assigned by
- Clarence Thomas
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- First Step Act 132 Stat. 5222
- 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. | Dissent | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Dissent |
Full case caption
Concepcion v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 2021-041, docket 2021-041-01.
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