Monsanto Company v. Durnell
146 S. Ct. 2001 · Decided June 25, 2026 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Monsanto Company v. Durnell was decided on June 25, 2026 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal preemption of state court jurisdiction” in the Federalism 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 24-1068
Case details
- Citations
- 146 S. Ct. 2001 · 225 L. Ed. 2d 627 · 2026 U.S. LEXIS 2721
- Docket number
- 24-1068
- Decided
- June 25, 2026
- Argued
- April 27, 2026
- 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
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Federal preemption of state court jurisdiction
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Dissent | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Monsanto Company v. Durnell
SCDB identifiers: case 2025-054, docket 2025-054-01.
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Same Term, same area (Federalism)
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