Golan v. Saada
Decided June 15, 2022. Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 20-1034 · 596 U.S. 666 (2022) · Cited 85 times
Holding
A court is not categorically required to examine all possible ameliorative measures before denying a Hague Convention petition for return of a child to a foreign country once the court has found that return would expose the child to a grave risk of harm.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 9
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Clarence Thomas
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
- Sonia Sotomayor · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Elena Kagan
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Amy Coney Barrett
- Stephen G. Breyer
“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.
- Abbott v. Abbott · 560 U.S. 1 (2010)
- Lozano v. Montoya Alvarez · 572 U.S. 1 (2014)
- Martin v. Franklin Capital Corp. · 546 U.S. 132 (2005)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- Chafin v. Chafin · 568 U.S. 165 (2013)
Official text
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