T. M. v. University of Md. Medical System Corporation
Decided June 18, 2026. Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 25-197 · 608 U.S. ___ (2026)
Holding
The Rooker-Feldman doctrine bars federal district court jurisdiction over cases brought by state-court losers complaining of injuries caused by state-court judgments rendered before the district court proceedings commenced and seeking district court review and rejection of those judgments, regardless of whether the state-court judgment remains subject to further review in state appellate proceedings.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- Clarence Thomas · filed a concurring opinion
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr.
- Sonia Sotomayor · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Ketanji Brown Jackson
Dissenting · 4
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Elena Kagan
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Amy Coney Barrett · 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).
Official text
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