FBI v. Fikre
Decided March 19, 2024. Neil M. Gorsuch delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 22-1178 · 601 U.S. 234 (2024) · Cited 50 times
Holding
The Government failed to meet its burden to demonstrate that Mr. Fikre’s removal from the Government’s No Fly List mooted his 42 U. S. C. §1983 case because its declaration did not disclose the conduct that landed Mr. Fikre on the No Fly List and did not ensure that he would not be placed back on the list for engaging in the same or similar conduct in the future.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 9
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Clarence Thomas
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr. · filed a concurring opinion
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Elena Kagan
- Neil M. Gorsuch · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Amy Coney Barrett
- Ketanji Brown Jackson
“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.
- Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc. · 568 U.S. 85 (2013)
- Friends of the Earth, Inc. v. Laidlaw Environmental Services (TOC), Inc. · 528 U.S. 167 (2000)
- Spencer v. Kemna · 523 U.S. 1 (1998)
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States · 424 U.S. 800 (1976)
- Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 · 551 U.S. 701 (2007)
- United States v. W. T. Grant Co. · 345 U.S. 629 (1953)
- County of Los Angeles v. Davis · 440 U.S. 625 (1979)
- City of Mesquite v. Aladdin's Castle, Inc. · 455 U.S. 283 (1982)
- Gibbs v. Buck · 307 U.S. 66 (1939)
- Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Slater · 528 U.S. 216 (2000)
Official text
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