2025 term · Supreme Court · 8-1
Havana Docks Corp. v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd.
608 U.S. 235
The record
- Term
- 2025
- Decided
- Issue area
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- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
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- Decision direction
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- Chief Justice
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- Disposition
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- Docket
- 24-983
- U.S. Reports
- 608 U.S. 235
- S. Ct. citation
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- LEXIS citation
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- Opinion by
- Clarence Thomas
Holding
In action filed by the Havana Docks Corporation pursuant to Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, 22 U. S. C. §6021 et seq., related to its property interest in the operation of docks at the Port of Havana, respondent cruise lines’ use of the docks is sufficient to establish that they used “property which was confiscated by the Cuban Government;” Havana Docks is not required to establish that the cruise lines “trafficked” in Havana Dock’s property interest.
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Brett Kavanaugh | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Neil Gorsuch | Majority |
| Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
| Ketanji Brown Jackson | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Regular concurrence |
| Elena Kagan | Dissent |
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