Trump v. J. G. G.
Decided April 7, 2025. The Court ruled per curiam, an unsigned opinion of the Court.
Docket 24A931 · 604 U.S. 670 (2025) · Cited 256 times
Holding
The Government’s application to vacate the temporary restraining orders that prevented removal of Venezuelan nationals designated as alien enemies under the Alien Enemies Act is construed as an application to vacate appealable injunctions and is granted; the action should have been brought in habeas and venue for challenging removal under the Act lies in the district of confinement; and the detainees are entitled to notice and an opportunity to challenge their removal.
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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.
- Heck v. Humphrey · 512 U.S. 477 (1994)
- Ludecke v. Watkins · 335 U.S. 160 (1948)
- Nance v. Ward · 597 U.S. 159 (2022)
- Carson v. American Brands, Inc. · 450 U.S. 79 (1981)
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. · 339 U.S. 306 (1950)
- Preiser v. Rodriguez · 411 U.S. 475 (1973)
- Abbott Laboratories v. Gardner · 387 U.S. 136 (1967)
- Rumsfeld v. Padilla · 542 U.S. 426 (2004)
- Reno v. Flores · 507 U.S. 292 (1993)
- Skinner v. Switzer · 562 U.S. 521 (2011)
- Bowen v. Massachusetts · 487 U.S. 879 (1988)
- Precision Instrument Manufacturing Co. v. Automotive Maintenance MacHinery Co. · 324 U.S. 806 (1945)
- Peyton v. Rowe · 391 U.S. 54 (1968)
- Korematsu v. United States · 323 U.S. 214 (1945)
- Ortiz v. Fibreboard Corp. · 527 U.S. 815 (1999)
- Darby v. Cisneros · 509 U.S. 137 (1993)
- Keystone Driller Co. v. General Excavator Co. · 290 U.S. 240 (1933)
- Shaughnessy v. Pedreiro · 349 U.S. 48 (1955)
- Heikkila v. Barber · 345 U.S. 229 (1953)
- Evans v. Michigan · 568 U.S. 313 (2013)
- United States v. Fruehauf · 365 U.S. 146 (1961)
- Brownell v. Tom We Shung · 352 U.S. 180 (1956)
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