2025 term · Supreme Court · vote not recorded

District of Columbia v. R.W.

608 U.S. 22

The record

Term: 2025
Decided: Apr 20, 2026
Issue area: —
Vote split: —
Winning party: —
Decision direction: —
Chief Justice: —
Disposition: —
Docket: 25-248
U.S. Reports: 608 U.S. 22
S. Ct. citation: —
LEXIS citation: —
Opinion by: Per curiam

Holding

Because Officer Vanterpool clearly had reasonable suspicion to stop R. W., the judgment of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals is reversed, and the case is remanded.

Syllabus summary as published on the Supreme Court’s opinions list.

How the bench divided

No per-justice vote lineup was available for this case.

Read the opinion

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JustiaFull opinion textThe majority, concurring and dissenting opinions as handed down.
supremecourt.govDocket 25-248Filings, orders and the procedural history on the Court’s own docket.

Name, docket, decision date, citation, syllabus summary and opinion author are taken from the Court’s slip opinion for the 2025 term. No per-justice vote lineup was available for this case. Verify against the opinion before relying on it as legal authority.