Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute
Decided June 11, 2018. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 16-980 · 584 U.S. 756 (2018) · Cited 54 times
Holding
The process that Ohio uses to remove voters on change-of-residence grounds does not violate the National Voter Registration Act.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Clarence Thomas · filed a concurring opinion
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Anthony M. Kennedy
Dissenting · 4
- Sonia Sotomayor · filed a dissenting opinion
- Elena Kagan
- Stephen G. Breyer · filed a dissenting opinion
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“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.
- Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Ariz., Inc. · 570 U.S. 1 (2013)
- Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc. · 557 U.S. 167 (2009)
- Ricci v. DeStefano · 557 U.S. 557 (2009)
- Holmes v. Securities Investor Protection Corporation · 503 U.S. 258 (1992)
- Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections · 383 U.S. 663 (1966)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- Kramer v. Union Free School District No. 15 · 395 U.S. 621 (1969)
- Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indemnity Co. · 553 U.S. 639 (2008)
- Carrington v. Rash · 380 U.S. 89 (1965)
- Burrage v. United States · 571 U.S. 204 (2014)
- U. S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Thornton · 514 U.S. 779 (1995)
- Smiley v. Holm · 285 U.S. 355 (1932)
- Roudebush v. Hartke · 405 U.S. 15 (1972)
Official text
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