2024 term · Supreme Court · 7-2
Esteras v. United States
606 U.S. 185
The record
- Term
- 2024
- Decided
- Issue area
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- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
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- Decision direction
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- Chief Justice
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- Disposition
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- Docket
- 23-7483
- U.S. Reports
- 606 U.S. 185
- S. Ct. citation
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- LEXIS citation
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- Opinion by
- Amy Coney Barrett
Holding
A district court considering whether to revoke a defendant’s term of supervised release may not consider 18 U. S. C. §3553(a)(2)(A), which covers retribution vis-à-vis the defendant’s underlying criminal offense.
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Brett Kavanaugh | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Regular concurrence |
| Ketanji Brown Jackson | Regular concurrence |
| Samuel Alito | Dissent |
| Neil Gorsuch | Dissent |
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 23-7483Filings, orders and the procedural history on the Court’s own docket.
- OyezCase pageArgument audio and the vote lineup, when Oyez has published them.