What happened in this case?
A Supreme Court case in the Supreme Court of the United States between Shelby County and Holder. The court issued a decision on Jun 25, 2013.
Supreme Court of the United States
Shelby County v Holder, No. 12-96 (U.S. 2013)
- Docket
- 12-96
- Decided
- Supreme Court term
- 2012
- Official citation
- 570 U.S. 529
Where this case stands
The Supreme Court reversed the lower court.
- Who won?
The Petitioner and respondentThe petitioner asks a reviewing court to act; the respondent answers that request.Learn more about petitioner and respondent → won. The petitioner is the side that asked the Supreme Court to take the case, usually the party named first (here, Shelby County). The court ruled against the lower court's decision.
- What did the court decide?
In the court's words:
“The judgment of the Court of Appeals is reversed.”
- What does it mean?
The lower court's ruling no longer stands. Supreme Court decisions bind every court in the country on the federal-law questions they decide.
- Is it still good law?
Jurvio has no record of a later decision overruling it. 53 later opinions on Jurvio cite it. Our citation records are not complete, so this is not a guarantee.
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Where does the case stand now?
The latest dated event in the record is “Decision issued” on Jun 25, 2013.
Why does this case matter?
53 court opinions on Jurvio cite this case, which shows other courts have relied on or discussed it.
What was the ruling or outcome?
The court issued its decision on Jun 25, 2013. The full text of the opinion is available on this page.
What happened most recently?
Jun 25, 2013: Decision issued
Understand this case
Case record
Shelby County v Holder is Supreme Court of the United States case number 12-96. Jurvio currently provides 1 readable court document for this case.
Decision lineup
ROBERTSOpinion type: Majority opinionThe opinion expressing the reasoning supported by most judges deciding the case.Learn more about majority opinion →
Final vote: 2–1
- Kagan
- Dissenting opinionA separate opinion disagreeing with the court's result or reasoning.Learn more about dissenting opinion →
- Roberts
- Majority
- Thomas
- Concurring opinionA separate opinion agreeing with the result but adding or differing in reasoning.Learn more about concurring opinion →
Cases cited 56
Cites 56 cases · 28 on Jurvio
- Northwest Austin Municipal Utility Dist. No. One v. Holder · Supreme Court of the United States · 557 U. S. 193
- City of Rome v. United States · Supreme Court of the United States · 446 U. S. 156
- Escambia County v. McMillan · Supreme Court of the United States · 466 U. S. 48
- Hunter v. Underwood · Supreme Court of the United States · 471 U. S. 222
- Attorney General v. Bossier Parish School Bd. · Supreme Court of the United States · 520 U. S. 471
- Carrington v. Rash · Supreme Court of the United States · 380 U. S. 89
- Bond v. United States · Supreme Court of the United States · 564 U. S. 211
- Georgia v. United States · Supreme Court of the United States · 411 U. S. 526
- Broadrick v. Oklahoma · Supreme Court of the United States · 413 U. S. 601
- Georgia v. Ashcroft · Supreme Court of the United States · 539 U. S. 461
- Pleasant Grove v. United States · Supreme Court of the United States · 479 U. S. 462
- Oregon &c. R. R. v. United States No. 3 · Supreme Court of the United States · 393 U. S. 544
- De Grandy v. Johnson · Supreme Court of the United States · 512 U. S. 997
- Katzenbach v. Morgan · Supreme Court of the United States · 384 U. S. 641
- Rice v. Cayetano · Supreme Court of the United States · 528 U. S. 495
- Terry v. Adams · Supreme Court of the United States · 345 U. S. 461
- Goodman v. Georgia · Supreme Court of the United States · 546 U. S. 151
- Ex parte Virginia · Supreme Court of the United States · 100 U. S. 339
- Presley v. Etowah County Comm'n · Supreme Court of the United States · 502 U. S. 491
- Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs · Supreme Court of the United States · 538 U. S. 721
- GI Forum of Tex. v. Perry · Supreme Court of the United States · 548 U. S. 399
- Boerne v. Flores · Supreme Court of the United States · 521 U. S. 507
- Department of HHS v. Florida · Supreme Court of the United States · 567 U. S. 519
- Tennessee v. George Lane · Supreme Court of the United States · 541 U. S. 509
- United States v. Salerno et al. · Supreme Court of the United States · 481 U. S. 739
- United States v. Price · Supreme Court of the United States · 383 U. S. 787
- Sugarman v. Dougall · Supreme Court of the United States · 413 U. S. 634
- United States v. Raines · Supreme Court of the United States · 362 U. S. 17
Cited by 53
53 cases on Jurvio cite this case
- Trump v. Barbara · Supreme Court of the United States · 570 U. S. 529
- Louisiana v. Callais · Supreme Court of the United States · 570 U. S. 529
- USA v. Jordan Leahy · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- La Union del Pueblo Entero v. Abbott · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- United States v. Skrmetti · Supreme Court of the United States · 570 U. S. 529
- Hoyle v. City of Hernando · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- Hopkins v. Watson · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- Hopkins v. Watson · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo · Supreme Court of the United States · 570 U. S. 529
- American Alliance for Equal Rights v. Fearless Fund Management, LLC, et al · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- Iowa Soybean Association, et al v. EPA · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- Clean Fuels Development Coalition, et al v. EPA · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, et al v. EPA · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- State of Ohio, et al v. EPA, et al · United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- Rodney Pierce v. North Carolina State Board of Elections · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- Pennsylvania State Conference of NAACP Branches, et al v. Northampton County Board of Elections, et al · United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- LINTHICUM, ET AL. V. WAGNER, ET AL. · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- The State of Georgia v. Mark Meadows · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- USA v. Ole Hougen · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis · Supreme Court of the United States · 570 U. S. 529
- Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College · Supreme Court of the United States · 570 U. S. 529
- Allen v. Milligan · Supreme Court of the United States · 570 U. S. 529
- Brooke Clark, et al v. A&L Home Care and Training Ctr, et al · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- Brooke Clark, et al v. A&L Home Care and Training Ctr, et al · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- National Pork Producers Council v. Ross · Supreme Court of the United States · 570 U. S. 529
- League of Women Voters of Florida Inc, et al v. Florida Secretary of State, et al · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- Treva Thompson, et al v. Secretary of State, et al · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- Thomas Styczinski, et al v. Grace Arnold · United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- US v. Diggins · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- US v. Diggins · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- Planned Parenthood v. Phillips · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- State of New York v. Yellen · United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- US v. Dylann Roof · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- Rollerson v. Brazos River · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee · Supreme Court of the United States · 570 U. S. 529
- NC NAACP State Conference v. Ken Raymond · United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- Vincent Fusilier, et al v. Piyush Jindal · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- Alabama State Conference, et al v. State of Alabama, et al · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- DNC, et al v. Katie Hobbs, et al · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- Anne Harding, et al v. County of Dallas, Texas, et al · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- In re: Rebekah Gee, et al · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- Franchise Tax Bd. of Cal. v. Hyatt · Supreme Court of the United States · 570 U. S. 529
- Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, et al v. Richard Corey, et al · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, et al v. Richard Corey, et al · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- Vernon Smith v. Concordia Parish · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- Gary Voketz v. City of Decatur, Alabama, et al · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 570 U.S. 529
- Abbott v. Perez · Supreme Court of the United States · 570 U. S. 529
- Mansky; Minnesota Voters Alliance v. . · Supreme Court of the United States · 570 U. S. 529
- Cooper v. Harris · Supreme Court of the United States · 570 U. S. 529
- White v. Pauly · Supreme Court of the United States · 570 U. S. 529
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