Ignacio Carlos Flores-Figueroa v. United States
556 U.S. 646 · Decided May 4, 2009 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Ignacio Carlos Flores-Figueroa v. United States was decided on May 4, 2009 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Immigration, miscellaneous” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 556 U.S. 646 · 129 S. Ct. 1886 · 173 L. Ed. 2d 853 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 3305
- Docket number
- 08-108
- Decided
- May 4, 2009
- Argued
- February 25, 2009
- 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
- Stephen G. Breyer
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Immigration, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- 18-1028
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Ignacio Carlos Flores-Figueroa v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 2008-055, docket 2008-055-01.
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