Rucho v. Common Cause

139 S. Ct. 2484 · Decided June 27, 2019 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Rucho v. Common Cause was decided on June 27, 2019 by a vote of 5–4. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Voting” in the Civil Rights area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2018
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 18-422

Case details

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Rucho v. Common Cause

SCDB identifiers: case 2018-062, docket 2018-062-01.

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