Bost v. Illinois Bd. of Elections
Decided January 14, 2026. John Glover Roberts Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 24-568
Holding
As a candidate for office, Congressman Bost has standing to challenge the rules that govern the counting of votes in his election.
The Court’s statement of the holding, from the opinion’s syllabus. The syllabus is prepared by the Reporter of Decisions and is not part of the opinion of the Court. Read the official opinion for authority.
How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 5
- John G. Roberts, Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Clarence Thomas
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
Concurring · 2
- Elena Kagan
- Amy Coney Barrett · filed an opinion concurring in the judgment
Dissenting · 2
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Ketanji Brown Jackson · 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).
Official text
Read the official opinion (PDF, supremecourt.gov)
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