Bittner v. United States
Decided February 28, 2023. Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 21-1195 · 598 U.S. 85 (2023) · Cited 68 times
Holding
The Bank Secrecy Act’s $10,000 maximum penalty for the nonwillful failure to file a compliant report accrues on a per-report, not a per-account, basis.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
- Neil M. Gorsuch · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Ketanji Brown Jackson
Dissenting · 4
- Clarence Thomas
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Elena Kagan
- Amy Coney Barrett · filed a dissenting opinion
“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.
- Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · 323 U.S. 134 (1944)
- Commissioner v. Acker · 361 U.S. 87 (1959)
- Kucana v. Holder · 558 U.S. 233 (2010)
- McBoyle v. United States · 283 U.S. 25 (1931)
- Federal Communications Commission v. American Broadcasting Co. · 347 U.S. 284 (1954)
- Connally v. General Construction Co. · 269 U.S. 385 (1926)
- Leocal v. Ashcroft · 543 U.S. 1 (2004)
- IBP, Inc. v. Alvarez · 546 U.S. 21 (2005)
- United States v. Thompson/Center Arms Co. · 504 U.S. 505 (1992)
- Keppel v. Tiffin Savings Bank · 197 U.S. 356 (1905)
- Tiffany v. National Bank of Mo. · 85 U.S. 409 (1874)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States · 598 U.S. 264 (2023)
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