Hunter v. United States
146 S. Ct. 1702 · Decided June 18, 2026 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Hunter v. United States was decided on June 18, 2026 by a vote of 8–1. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Objection to denial of certiorari or appeal” in the Judicial Power area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2025
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 24-1063
Case details
- Citations
- 146 S. Ct. 1702 · 225 L. Ed. 2d 272 · 2026 U.S. LEXIS 2558
- Docket number
- 24-1063
- Decided
- June 18, 2026
- Argued
- March 3, 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
- Elena Kagan
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Objection to denial of certiorari or appeal
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Legal provision
- Fifth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Concurrence | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Concurrence | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Concurrence |
Full case caption
Hunter v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 2025-064, docket 2025-064-01.
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