Medical Marijuana, Inc. v. Horn
Decided April 2, 2025. Amy Coney Barrett delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 23-365 · 604 U.S. 593 (2025) · Cited 24 times
Holding
Under civil RICO, see 18 U. S. C. §1964(c), a plaintiff may seek treble damages for business or property loss even if the loss resulted from a personal injury.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Elena Kagan
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Amy Coney Barrett · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Ketanji Brown Jackson · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 4
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Clarence Thomas · filed a dissenting opinion
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
- Brett M. Kavanaugh · filed a dissenting opinion
“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.
- Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co. · 473 U.S. 479 (1985)
- Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indemnity Co. · 553 U.S. 639 (2008)
- Keogh v. Chicago & Northwestern Railway Co. · 260 U.S. 156 (1922)
- Holmes v. Securities Investor Protection Corporation · 503 U.S. 258 (1992)
- Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp. · 547 U.S. 451 (2006)
- Hemi Group, LLC v. City of New York · 559 U.S. 1 (2010)
- Reiter v. Sonotone Corp. · 442 U.S. 330 (1979)
- Agency Holding Corp. v. Malley-Duff & Associates, Inc. · 483 U.S. 143 (1987)
- Yegiazaryan v. Smagin · 599 U.S. 533 (2023)
- Beck v. Prupis · 529 U.S. 494 (2000)
- Staub v. Proctor Hospital · 562 U.S. 411 (2011)
- United States v. Castleman · 572 U.S. 157 (2014)
- Square D Co. v. Niagara Frontier Tariff Bureau, Inc. · 476 U.S. 409 (1986)
- Radiant Burners, Inc. v. Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. · 364 U.S. 656 (1961)
- New Hampshire v. Maine · 532 U.S. 742 (2001)
- Associated General Contractors of California, Inc. v. California State Council of Carpenters · 459 U.S. 519 (1983)
- Ziglar v. Abbasi · 582 U.S. 120 (2017)
- H. J. Inc. v. Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. · 492 U.S. 229 (1989)
- Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co. · 455 U.S. 422 (1982)
- United States v. Turkette · 452 U.S. 576 (1981)
- Brunswick Corp. v. Pueblo Bowl-O-Mat, Inc. · 429 U.S. 477 (1977)
- Cutter v. Wilkinson · 544 U.S. 709 (2005)
- Preiser v. Newkirk · 422 U.S. 395 (1975)
- Gregory v. Ashcroft · 501 U.S. 452 (1991)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain · 542 U.S. 692 (2004)
- Boyle v. United States · 556 U.S. 938 (2009)
- Atlantic Richfield Co. v. USA Petroleum Co. · 495 U.S. 328 (1990)
- United States v. Burke · 504 U.S. 229 (1992)
- McDonough v. Smith · 588 U.S. 109 (2019)
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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).