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United States v. Skrmetti

The Court upheld the challenged Tennessee restrictions on certain treatments for minors against the equal-protection challenge presented in this case.

Decision date
June 18, 2025
Docket
23-477
Subject
Equal protection and state regulation
Current justiceRole at the timeParticipation
John G. Roberts, Jr.Chief JusticeWrote the Court opinion.
Clarence ThomasAssociate JusticeJoined the Court opinion; wrote a concurrence and joined Barrett’s concurrence.
Samuel A. Alito, Jr.Associate JusticeJoined Parts I and II–B of the Court opinion; wrote an opinion concurring in part and in the judgment.
Sonia SotomayorAssociate JusticeWrote a dissent.
Elena KaganAssociate JusticeJoined Parts I–IV of Sotomayor’s dissent; wrote a separate dissent.
Neil M. GorsuchAssociate JusticeJoined the Court opinion.
Brett M. KavanaughAssociate JusticeJoined the Court opinion.
Amy Coney BarrettAssociate JusticeJoined the Court opinion; wrote a concurrence joined by Thomas.
Ketanji Brown JacksonAssociate JusticeJoined Sotomayor’s dissent in full.

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Evidence locator: Syllabus participation paragraph and opinions; PDF participation page 6. The Reporter’s syllabus is a guide, not the Court’s opinion.

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