San Antonio v. Hotels.com, L. P.
Decided May 27, 2021. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 20-334 · 593 U.S. 330 (2021) · Cited 23 times
Holding
Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 39 does not permit a district court to alter a court of appeals’ allocation of the costs listed in subdivision (e) of that Rule.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 9–0.
Majority · 9
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Clarence Thomas
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Elena Kagan
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Amy Coney Barrett
- Stephen G. Breyer
“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.
- Marx v. General Revenue Corp. · 568 U.S. 371 (2013)
- Crawford Fitting Co. v. J. T. Gibbons, Inc. · 482 U.S. 437 (1987)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- Estate of Cowart v. Nicklos Drilling Co. · 505 U.S. 469 (1992)
- Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd. · 566 U.S. 560 (2012)
- Baker Botts L.L.P. v. ASARCO LLC · 576 U.S. 121 (2015)
Official text
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