Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer

Decided December 5, 2023. Amy Coney Barrett delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 22-429 · 601 U.S. 1 (2023) · Cited 71 times

Holding

Because Laufer voluntarily dismissed her pending suits under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Laufer’s case against Acheson is moot.

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. The lineup is the syllabus’s disposition of who wrote and joined each opinion. Source: the opinion’s syllabus (supremecourt.gov).

Precedents cited

Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.

• Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer · 601 U.S. 1 (2023)
• United States v. Munsingwear, Inc. · 340 U.S. 36 (1950)
• U.S. Bancorp Mortgage Co. v. Bonner Mall Partnership · 513 U.S. 18 (1994)
• Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · 504 U.S. 555 (1992)
• Azar v. Garza · 584 U.S. 726 (2018)
• Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins · 578 U.S. 330 (2016)
• Sinochem International Co. v. Malaysia International Shipping Corp. · 549 U.S. 422 (2007)
• Wellness Int'l Network, Ltd. v. Sharif · 575 U.S. 665 (2015)
• Ruhrgas Ag v. Marathon Oil Co. · 526 U.S. 574 (1999)
• Havens Realty Corp. v. Coleman · 455 U.S. 363 (1982)
• Hecht Co. v. Bowles · 321 U.S. 321 (1944)
• Camreta v. Greene · 563 U.S. 692 (2011)
• Allen v. Wright · 468 U.S. 737 (1984)
• TransUnion LLC v. Ramirez · 594 U.S. 413 (2021)
• Powell v. McCormack · 395 U.S. 486 (1969)
• Heckler v. Chaney · 470 U.S. 821 (1985)
• Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona · 520 U.S. 43 (1997)
• Cohens v. Virginia · 19 U.S. 264 (1821)
• Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States Ex Rel. Stevens · 529 U.S. 765 (2000)
• Alvarez v. Smith · 558 U.S. 87 (2009)
• Liner v. Jafco, Inc. · 375 U.S. 301 (1964)
• Salazar v. Buono · 559 U.S. 700 (2010)
• United States v. Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien Gesellschaft · 239 U.S. 466 (1916)
• Duke Power Co. v. Greenwood County · 299 U.S. 259 (1936)
• Great Western Sugar Co. v. Nelson · 442 U.S. 92 (1979)
• Walling v. James v. Reuter, Inc. · 321 U.S. 671 (1944)
• United States v. Microsoft Corp. · 584 U.S. 236 (2018)

Cited by

Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.

• FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine · 602 U.S. 367 (2024)
• Riley v. Bondi · 606 U.S. 259 (2025)

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