Gutierrez v. Saenz

Decided June 26, 2025. Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 23-7809 · 606 U.S. 305 (2025) · Cited 26 times

Holding

Petitioner Ruben Gutierrez has standing to bring his 42 U. S. C. §1983 claim challenging Texas’s postconviction DNA testing procedures under the Due Process Clause.

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 6–3.

“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.

• Reed v. Goertz · 598 U.S. 230 (2023)
• District Attorney's Office for the Third Judicial District v. Osborne · 557 U.S. 52 (2009)
• Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · 504 U.S. 555 (1992)
• Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · 408 U.S. 564 (1972)
• Goldberg v. Kelly · 397 U.S. 254 (1970)
• Meachum v. Fano · 427 U.S. 215 (1976)
• Obergefell v. Hodges · 576 U.S. 644 (2015)
• Ohio Adult Parole Authority v. Woodard · 523 U.S. 272 (1998)
• Meyer v. Nebraska · 262 U.S. 390 (1923)
• Skinner v. Switzer · 562 U.S. 521 (2011)
• Davis v. Federal Election Commission · 554 U.S. 724 (2008)
• Connecticut Board of Pardons v. Dumschat · 452 U.S. 458 (1981)
• Wolff v. McDonnell · 418 U.S. 539 (1974)
• Griffin v. Illinois · 351 U.S. 12 (1956)
• Herrera v. Collins · 506 U.S. 390 (1993)
• Enmund v. Florida · 458 U.S. 782 (1982)
• McDonald v. City of Chicago · 561 U.S. 742 (2010)
• Tison v. Arizona · 481 U.S. 137 (1987)
• Munn v. Illinois · 94 U.S. 113 (1877)
• Baze v. Rees · 553 U.S. 35 (2008)
• Hollingsworth v. Perry · 570 U.S. 693 (2013)
• Chafin v. Chafin · 568 U.S. 165 (2013)
• Federal Election Commission v. Akins · 524 U.S. 11 (1998)
• Allgeyer v. Louisiana · 165 U.S. 578 (1897)
• Escoe v. Zerbst · 295 U.S. 490 (1935)
• Heck v. Humphrey · 512 U.S. 477 (1994)
• Morrissey v. Brewer · 408 U.S. 471 (1972)
• District of Columbia Court of Appeals v. Feldman · 460 U.S. 462 (1983)
• Rooker v. Fidelity Trust Co. · 263 U.S. 413 (1924)
• Gagnon v. Scarpelli · 411 U.S. 778 (1973)

Official text

Read the official opinion (PDF, supremecourt.gov)

Explore from here

Sonia Sotomayor’s profile · All Supreme Court opinions · The Supreme Court

Source: Supreme Court of the United States, slip opinions (2025). Citation count from the Free Law Project’s CourtListener bulk data. Data last verified 2026-08-15. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).