2025 term · Roberts Court · 6-3
Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Corporación Cimex, S. A. (Cuba)
609 U.S. 108
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
- 24-699
- U.S. Reports
- 609 U.S. 108
- S. Ct. citation
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- LEXIS citation
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- Opinion by
- Brett Kavanaugh
Holding
The Helms-Burton Act, formally known as the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act, §301, 110 Stat. 815, 22 U. S. C. §6021 et seq., abrogates the sovereign immunity of Cuban agencies and instrumentalities; plaintiffs who sue Cuban agencies or instrumentalities under the Act need not also satisfy one of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act’s enumerated exceptions to foreign sovereign immunity.
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Brett Kavanaugh | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Neil Gorsuch | Majority |
| Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent |
| Elena Kagan | Dissent |
| Ketanji Brown Jackson | Dissent |
Read the opinion
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- JustiaFull opinion textThe majority, concurring and dissenting opinions as handed down.
- supremecourt.govDocket 24-699Filings, orders and the procedural history on the Court’s own docket.
- OyezCase pageArgument audio and the vote lineup, when Oyez has published them.