Garland v. Cargill
Decided June 14, 2024. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 22-976 · 602 U.S. 406 (2024) · Cited 33 times
Holding
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives exceeded its statutory authority by issuing a Rule that classifies a bump stock as a “machinegun” under 26 U. S. C. §5845(b).
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Clarence Thomas · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr. · filed a concurring opinion
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Amy Coney Barrett
Dissenting · 3
- Sonia Sotomayor · filed a dissenting opinion
- Elena Kagan
- 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.
- McDonald v. City of Chicago · 561 U.S. 742 (2010)
- Staples v. United States · 511 U.S. 600 (1994)
- United States v. Castleman · 572 U.S. 157 (2014)
- Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. · 557 U.S. 167 (2009)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- Henson v. Santander Consumer USA Inc. · 582 U.S. 79 (2017)
- Wall v. Kholi · 562 U.S. 545 (2011)
- BP p.l.c. v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore · 593 U.S. 230 (2021)
- Jam v. International Finance Corp. · 586 U.S. 199 (2019)
- Sackett v. EPA · 598 U.S. 651 (2023)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- SEC v. Jarkesy · 603 U.S. 109 (2024)
Official text
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