2024 term · Roberts Court · 9-0
Royal Canin U. S. A. v. Wullschleger
604 U.S. 22
The record
- Term
- 2024
- Decided
- Issue area
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- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
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- Decision direction
- —
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- —
- Docket
- 23-677
- U.S. Reports
- 604 U.S. 22
- S. Ct. citation
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- LEXIS citation
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- Opinion by
- Elena Kagan
Holding
When a plaintiff amends her complaint to delete the federal-law claims that enabled removal to federal court, leaving only state-law claims behind, the federal court loses supplemental jurisdiction over the state claims, and the case must be remanded to state court.
How the bench divided
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M 9 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Neil Gorsuch | Majority |
| Brett Kavanaugh | Majority |
| Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
| Ketanji Brown Jackson | 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 23-677Filings, orders and the procedural history on the Court’s own docket.
- OyezCase pageArgument audio and the vote lineup, when Oyez has published them.