Currier v. Virginia
138 S. Ct. 2144 · Decided June 22, 2018 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Currier v. Virginia was decided on June 22, 2018 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Double jeopardy” in the Criminal Procedure area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2017
Case details
- Citations
- 138 S. Ct. 2144 · 201 L. Ed. 2d 650 · 2018 U.S. LEXIS 3841
- Docket number
- 16-1348
- Decided
- June 22, 2018
- Argued
- February 20, 2018
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Double jeopardy
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Fifth Amendment (double jeopardy)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Dissent | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Currier v. Virginia
SCDB identifiers: case 2017-042, docket 2017-042-01.
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