2025 term · Roberts Court · 7-2
Bost v. Illinois Bd. of Elections
607 U.S. 71
The record
- Term
- 2025
- Decided
- Issue area
- —
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- —
- Decision direction
- —
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- —
- Docket
- 24-568
- U.S. Reports
- 607 U.S. 71
- S. Ct. citation
- —
- LEXIS citation
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- Opinion by
- John G. Roberts
Holding
As a candidate for office, Congressman Bost has standing to challenge the rules that govern the counting of votes in his election.
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCDD
M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Neil Gorsuch | Majority |
| Brett Kavanaugh | Majority |
| Amy Coney Barrett | Special concurrence |
| Ketanji Brown Jackson | Dissent |
| Sonia Sotomayor | 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 24-568Filings, orders and the procedural history on the Court’s own docket.
- OyezCase pageArgument audio and the vote lineup, when Oyez has published them.