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Trump v. Slaughter

146 S. Ct. 2283 · Decided June 29, 2026 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Trump v. Slaughter was decided on June 29, 2026 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed 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 “Executive authority versus Congress or the states” in the Miscellaneous area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents. SCDB records that the Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional.

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Case details

Citations
146 S. Ct. 2283 · 225 L. Ed. 2d 664 · 2026 U.S. LEXIS 2877
Docket number
25-332
Decided
June 29, 2026
Argued
December 8, 2025
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
6–3
Majority opinion
John G. Roberts Jr.
Opinion assigned by
John G. Roberts Jr.
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Issue area
Miscellaneous
Legal provision
Article II, Section 1 (executive power)
Type of law
Constitution
Altered precedent
Yes — formally altered the Court's precedent
Held unconstitutional
An act of Congress
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

Full case caption

Trump v. Slaughter

SCDB identifiers: case 2025-027, docket 2025-027-01.

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