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Wilkinson v. Garland

601 U.S. 209 · Decided March 19, 2024 · Supreme Court of the United States

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At a glance

Wilkinson v. Garland was decided on March 19, 2024 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Immigration, miscellaneous” in the Civil Rights area.

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Case details

Citations
601 U.S. 209 · 144 S. Ct. 780 · 218 L. Ed. 2d 140 · 2024 U.S. LEXIS 1380
Docket number
22-666
Decided
March 19, 2024
Argued
November 28, 2023
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
Sonia Sotomayor
Opinion assigned by
Sonia Sotomayor
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Issue area
Civil Rights
Legal provision
Immigration and Nationality statutes
Type of law
Federal statute
Decision direction (SCDB)
Liberal what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Clarence ThomasDissent
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.DissentWrote an opinion
Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr.DissentWrote an opinion
Justice Sonia SotomayorMajorityWrote an opinion
Justice Elena KaganMajority
Justice Neil M. GorsuchMajority
Justice Brett M. KavanaughMajority
Justice Amy Coney BarrettMajority
Justice Ketanji Brown JacksonSpecial concurrenceWrote an opinion

Full case caption

Wilkinson v. Garland

SCDB identifiers: case 2023-016, docket 2023-016-01.

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