2025 term · Roberts Court · 6-3
Hencely v. Fluor Corp.
608 U.S. 31
The record
- Term
- 2025
- Decided
- Issue area
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- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
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- Decision direction
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- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
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- Docket
- 24-924
- U.S. Reports
- 608 U.S. 31
- S. Ct. citation
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- LEXIS citation
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- Opinion by
- Clarence Thomas
Holding
The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit erred in finding Winston Hencely’s state-law tort claims preempted where the Federal Government neither ordered nor authorized Fluor Corporation’s challenged conduct.
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Ketanji Brown Jackson | Majority |
| Ketanji Brown Jackson | Majority |
| Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Dissent |
| Samuel Alito | Dissent |
| Brett Kavanaugh | Dissent |
Read the opinion
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- JustiaFull opinion textThe majority, concurring and dissenting opinions as handed down.
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- OyezCase pageArgument audio and the vote lineup, when Oyez has published them.