United States v. Skrmetti
145 S. Ct. 1816 · Decided June 18, 2025 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
United States v. Skrmetti was decided on June 18, 2025 by a vote of 6–3. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Sex discrimination (excluding employment)” in the Civil Rights area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2024
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 23-477
Case details
- Citations
- 145 S. Ct. 1816 · 222 L. Ed. 2d 136 · 2025 U.S. LEXIS 2377
- Docket number
- 23-477
- Decided
- June 18, 2025
- Argued
- December 4, 2024
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive 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 (SCDB)
- Sex discrimination (excluding employment)
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (equal protection)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Dissent |
Full case caption
United States v. Skrmetti
SCDB identifiers: case 2024-019, docket 2024-019-01.
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