Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety
142 S. Ct. 2455 · Decided June 29, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety was decided on June 29, 2022 by a vote of 5–4. 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 “Miscellaneous federalism” in the Federalism area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 20-603
Case details
- Citations
- 142 S. Ct. 2455 · 213 L. Ed. 2d 808 · 2022 U.S. LEXIS 3221
- Docket number
- 20-603
- Decided
- June 29, 2022
- Argued
- March 29, 2022
- 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
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Stephen G. Breyer
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Miscellaneous federalism
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 14 (governance of the armed forces)
- Type of law
- Constitution
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Dissent | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Dissent |
Full case caption
Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety
SCDB identifiers: case 2021-049, docket 2021-049-01.
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