2025 term · Roberts Court · 9-0
Geo Group, Inc. v. Menocal
607 U.S. 438
The record
- Term
- 2025
- 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
- —
- Docket
- 24-758
- U.S. Reports
- 607 U.S. 438
- S. Ct. citation
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- LEXIS citation
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- Opinion by
- Elena Kagan
Holding
Because the Court’s decision in Yearsley v. W. A. Ross Constr. Co., 309 U. S. 18 (1940), provides federal contractors a potential merits defense rather than an immunity from suit, a pretrial order denying Yearsley protection is not immediately appealable.
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCC
M 7 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Neil Gorsuch | Majority |
| Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
| Ketanji Brown Jackson | Majority |
| Brett Kavanaugh | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Special concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence |
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 24-758Filings, orders and the procedural history on the Court’s own docket.
- OyezCase pageArgument audio and the vote lineup, when Oyez has published them.