Kousisis v. United States
Decided May 22, 2025. Amy Coney Barrett delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 23-909 · 605 U.S. 114 (2025) · Cited 40 times
Holding
A defendant who induces a victim to enter into a transaction under materially false pretenses may be convicted of federal fraud even if the defendant did not seek to cause the victim economic loss.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 7
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Clarence Thomas · filed a concurring opinion
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
- Elena Kagan
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Amy Coney Barrett · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Ketanji Brown Jackson
Concurring · 2
- Sonia Sotomayor · filed an opinion concurring in the judgment
- Neil M. Gorsuch · filed an opinion concurring in the judgment
“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.
- Ciminelli v. United States · 598 U.S. 306 (2023)
- Neder v. United States · 527 U.S. 1 (1999)
- Cleveland v. United States · 531 U.S. 12 (2000)
- McNally v. United States · 483 U.S. 350 (1987)
- Pasquantino v. United States · 544 U.S. 349 (2005)
- Carpenter v. United States · 484 U.S. 19 (1987)
- Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Broudo · 544 U.S. 336 (2005)
- Sekhar v. United States · 570 U.S. 729 (2013)
- Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida · 517 U.S. 44 (1996)
- Morissette v. United States · 342 U.S. 246 (1952)
- Craig v. Boren · 429 U.S. 190 (1976)
- Cohens v. Virginia · 19 U.S. 264 (1821)
- Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds · 568 U.S. 455 (2013)
- Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena · 515 U.S. 200 (1995)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- United States Ex Rel. Marcus v. Hess · 317 U.S. 537 (1943)
- Dennis v. United States · 384 U.S. 855 (1966)
- National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius · 567 U.S. 519 (2012)
- South Dakota v. Dole · 483 U.S. 203 (1987)
- Braxton v. United States · 500 U.S. 344 (1991)
- United States Postal Service v. Gregory · 534 U.S. 1 (2001)
- Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College · 600 U.S. 181 (2023)
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