United States v. Arthrex Inc.

141 S. Ct. 1970 · Decided June 21, 2021 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

United States v. Arthrex Inc. was decided on June 21, 2021 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 “Executive authority versus Congress or the states” in the Miscellaneous area. SCDB records that the Court declared an act of Congress unconstitutional.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2020
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 19-1434

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United States v. Arthrex Inc.

SCDB identifiers: case 2020-044, docket 2020-044-01.

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