United States v. Sanchez-Gomez

138 S. Ct. 1532 · Decided May 14, 2018 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

United States v. Sanchez-Gomez was decided on May 14, 2018 unanimously (9–0). 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 “Mootness” in the Judicial Power area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2017
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 17-312

Case details

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Full case caption

United States v. Sanchez-Gomez

SCDB identifiers: case 2017-065, docket 2017-065-01.

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