Johnson v. Guzman Chavez
141 S. Ct. 2271 · Decided June 29, 2021 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Johnson v. Guzman Chavez was decided on June 29, 2021 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Deportation” in the Civil Rights area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2020
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 19-897
Case details
- Citations
- 141 S. Ct. 2271 · 210 L. Ed. 2d 656 · 2021 U.S. LEXIS 3562
- Docket number
- 19-897
- Decided
- June 29, 2021
- Argued
- January 11, 2021
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Deportation
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Immigration and Nationality statutes
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Dissent | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
Full case caption
Johnson v. Guzman Chavez
SCDB identifiers: case 2020-031, docket 2020-031-01.
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Cases on the same legal provision: Immigration and Nationality statutes
- Garland v. Ming Dai
- Niz-Chavez v. Garland
- Kansas v. Garcia
- Pugin v. Garland
- Wilkinson v. Garland
- Trump v. HawaiiAltered precedent
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- Pereida v. Wilkinson
- Niz-Chavez v. Garland
- Garland v. Ming Dai
- United States v. Cooley
- Sanchez v. Mayorkas
- Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
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