Yegiazaryan v. Smagin
Decided June 22, 2023. Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 22-381 · 599 U.S. 533 (2023) · Cited 17 times
Holding
A plaintiff alleges a “domestic injury” as required by RJR Nabisco, Inc. v. European Community, 579 U. S. 325, for filing a private civil suit under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U. S. C. §1964(c), when the circumstances surrounding the injury indicate it arose in the United States.
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- John G. Roberts, Jr.
- Sonia Sotomayor · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Elena Kagan
- Brett M. Kavanaugh
- Amy Coney Barrett
- Ketanji Brown Jackson
Dissenting · 3
- Clarence Thomas
- Samuel A. Alito, Jr. · filed a dissenting opinion
- Neil M. Gorsuch
“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.
- Morrison v. National Australia Bank Ltd. · 561 U.S. 247 (2010)
- Sedima, S. P. R. L. v. Imrex Co. · 473 U.S. 479 (1985)
- Holmes v. Securities Investor Protection Corporation · 503 U.S. 258 (1992)
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Arabian American Oil Co. · 499 U.S. 244 (1991)
- Anza v. Ideal Steel Supply Corp. · 547 U.S. 451 (2006)
- Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. · 569 U.S. 108 (2013)
- Beck v. Prupis · 529 U.S. 494 (2000)
- Smith v. United States · 507 U.S. 197 (1993)
- F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. v. Empagran S. A. · 542 U.S. 155 (2004)
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