Havana Docks Corporation v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
146 S. Ct. 1233 · Decided May 21, 2026 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Havana Docks Corporation v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. was decided on May 21, 2026 by a vote of 8–1. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Governmental liability” in the Economic Activity area.
Read the opinion
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- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2025
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 24-983
Case details
- Citations
- 146 S. Ct. 1233 · 224 L. Ed. 2d 740 · 2026 U.S. LEXIS 2205
- Docket number
- 24-983
- Decided
- May 21, 2026
- Argued
- February 23, 2026
- 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
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Clarence Thomas
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Governmental liability
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- 22 U.S.C.S. § 6021
- 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 | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Concurrence | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Majority |
Full case caption
Havana Docks Corporation v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
SCDB identifiers: case 2025-038, docket 2025-038-01.
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Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error