Sanchez v. Mayorkas
141 S. Ct. 1809 · Decided June 7, 2021 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Sanchez v. Mayorkas was decided on June 7, 2021 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Immigration, permanent residence” 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 20-315
Case details
- Citations
- 141 S. Ct. 1809 · 210 L. Ed. 2d 52 · 2021 U.S. LEXIS 2960
- Docket number
- 20-315
- Decided
- June 7, 2021
- Argued
- April 19, 2021
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Elena Kagan
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Immigration, permanent residence
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- 8 U.S.C. 1255
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
Full case caption
Sanchez v. Mayorkas
SCDB identifiers: case 2020-058, docket 2020-058-01.
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Other cases on “Immigration, permanent residence”
- United States v. Texas
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- Panagis Vartelas v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
- Alberto R. Gonzales v. Michelle Thomas
- Immigration and Naturalization Service v. Miranda
Same Term, same area (Civil Rights)
- Pereida v. Wilkinson
- Niz-Chavez v. Garland
- Garland v. Ming Dai
- United States v. Cooley
- Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
- Yellen v. Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
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