2025 term · Roberts Court · 8-1
Rico v. United States
607 U.S. 609
The record
- Term
- 2025
- Decided
- Issue area
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- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- —
- Decision direction
- —
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
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- Docket
- 24-1056
- U.S. Reports
- 607 U.S. 609
- S. Ct. citation
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- LEXIS citation
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- Opinion by
- Neil Gorsuch
Holding
The Sentencing Reform Act of 1984 does not authorize a rule automatically extending a defendant’s term of supervised release when the defendant fails to report to a probation officer.
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Neil Gorsuch | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
| Brett Kavanaugh | Majority |
| Ketanji Brown Jackson | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | 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 24-1056Filings, orders and the procedural history on the Court’s own docket.
- OyezCase pageArgument audio and the vote lineup, when Oyez has published them.