Department of Homeland Security v. Regents of Univ. of Cal.
Decided June 18, 2020. John Glover Roberts Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 18-587 · 591 U.S. ___ (2020)
Holding
The Department of Homeland Security’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program was arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act.
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How the Justices voted
Majority · 5
- John G. Roberts, Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Sonia Sotomayor · filed a dissenting opinion
- Elena Kagan
- Stephen G. Breyer
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Concurring in part, dissenting in part · 4
- Clarence Thomas · filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr. · filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Brett M. Kavanaugh · filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part
“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
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