United States v. Texas (2023)

United States v. Texas
Argued November 29, 2022
Decided June 23, 2023
Full case nameUnited States, et al. v. Texas, et al.
Docket no.22-58
Citations599 U.S. 670 (more)
143 S. Ct. 1964
ArgumentOral argument
Opinion announcementOpinion announcement
Questions presented
(1) Whether the state plaintiffs have Article III standing to challenge the Department of Homeland Security's Guidelines for the Enforcement of Civil Immigration Law; and
(2) Whether the Guidelines are contrary to 8 U.S.C. § 1226(c) or 8 U.S.C. § 1231(a), or otherwise violate the Administrative Procedure Act; and
(3) Whether 8 U.S.C. § 1252(f)(1) prevents the entry of an order to "hold unlawful and set aside" the Guidelines under 5 U.S.C. § 706(2).
Holding
Texas and Louisiana lack Article III standing to challenge the Guidelines.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
Clarence Thomas · Samuel Alito
Sonia Sotomayor · Elena Kagan
Neil Gorsuch · Brett Kavanaugh
Amy Coney Barrett · Ketanji Brown Jackson
Case opinions
MajorityKavanaugh, joined by Roberts, Sotomayor, Kagan, Jackson
ConcurrenceGorsuch (in judgment), joined by Thomas, Barrett
ConcurrenceBarrett (in judgment), joined by Gorsuch
DissentAlito
Laws applied
U.S. Const. art. III

United States v. Texas, 599 U.S. 670 (2023), was a United States Supreme Court case related to federal immigration law.