2024 term · Roberts Court · 9-0
Bouarfa v. Mayorkas
604 U.S. 6
The record
- Term
- 2024
- Decided
- Issue area
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- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
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- Decision direction
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- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
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- Docket
- 23-583
- U.S. Reports
- 604 U.S. 6
- S. Ct. citation
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- LEXIS citation
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- Opinion by
- Ketanji Brown Jackson
Holding
Revocation of an approved visa petition under 8 U. S. C. §1155 based on a sham-marriage determination by the Secretary of Homeland Security is the kind of discretionary decision that falls within the purview of §1252(a)(2)(B)(ii), which strips federal courts of jurisdiction to review certain actions “in the discretion of ” the agency.
How the bench divided
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M 9 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Ketanji Brown Jackson | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Neil Gorsuch | Majority |
| Brett Kavanaugh | Majority |
| Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
Read the opinion
- supremecourt.govSlip opinionThe opinion as released by the Court, in slip form.
- JustiaFull opinion textThe majority, concurring and dissenting opinions as handed down.
- supremecourt.govDocket 23-583Filings, orders and the procedural history on the Court’s own docket.
- OyezCase pageArgument audio and the vote lineup, when Oyez has published them.