United States. v. Briggs

141 S. Ct. 467 · Decided December 10, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

United States. v. Briggs was decided on December 10, 2020 unanimously (8–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, miscellaneous” in the Criminal Procedure 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 19-108

Case details

How the Justices voted

Did not participate: Amy Coney Barrett.

Full case caption

United States. v. Briggs

SCDB identifiers: case 2020-008, docket 2020-008-01.

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