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Golan v. Saada

142 S. Ct. 1880 · Decided June 15, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Golan v. Saada was decided on June 15, 2022 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Juveniles” in the Civil Rights area.

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Case details

Citations
142 S. Ct. 1880 · 213 L. Ed. 2d 203 · 2022 U.S. LEXIS 2939
Docket number
20-1034
Decided
June 15, 2022
Argued
March 22, 2022
Court era
Roberts Court
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
Vote
9–0 (unanimous)
Majority opinion
Sonia Sotomayor
Opinion assigned by
John G. Roberts Jr.
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Issue (SCDB)
Juveniles
Issue area
Civil Rights
Legal provision
Treaty
Type of law
Other
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

Full case caption

Golan v. Saada

SCDB identifiers: case 2021-051, docket 2021-051-01.

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