Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fazaga
142 S. Ct. 1051 · Decided March 4, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fazaga was decided on March 4, 2022 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Miscellaneous civil rights” in the Civil Rights 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 20-828
Case details
- Citations
- 142 S. Ct. 1051 · 212 L. Ed. 2d 172 · 2022 U.S. LEXIS 1326
- Docket number
- 20-828
- Decided
- March 4, 2022
- Argued
- November 8, 2021
- 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
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Miscellaneous civil rights
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
- 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 | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
Full case caption
Federal Bureau of Investigation v. Fazaga
SCDB identifiers: case 2021-014, docket 2021-014-01.
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