Rudisill v. McDonough
Decided April 16, 2024. Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 22-888 · 601 U.S. 294 (2024) · Cited 8 times
Holding
Servicemembers who, through separate periods of service, accrue educational benefits under both the Montgomery and Post-9/11 GI Bills may use either one, in any order, up to 38 U. S. C. §3695(a)’s 48-month aggregate-benefits cap.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 7–2.
Majority · 7
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Elena Kagan
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Brett M. Kavanaugh · filed a concurring opinion
- Amy Coney Barrett
- Ketanji Brown Jackson · delivered the opinion of the Court
Dissenting · 2
- Clarence Thomas · filed a dissenting opinion
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
“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.
- Brown v. Gardner · 513 U.S. 115 (1994)
- Boone v. Lightner · 319 U.S. 561 (1943)
- King v. St. Vincent's Hospital · 502 U.S. 215 (1991)
- Arizona v. Navajo Nation · 599 U.S. 555 (2023)
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