No. 24-1159Nov 24, 2025Crime and Law EnforcementVacated and remanded
The question
Whether the lower court's decision in this criminal case applied the correct standard.
Pitts v. Mississippi
What the Court decided
The Court summarily addressed the case in a brief per curiam disposition, returning it to the lower court for further proceedings consistent with the correct legal standard.
How the justices split
UnanimousIn favor 9
Roberts
Thomas
Alito
Sotomayor
Kagan
Gorsuch
Kavanaugh
Barrett
Jackson
Per curiam (unsigned)
Delivered by the Court
In a brief per curiam disposition, the Court returned the case to the lower court for further proceedings under the correct legal standard.
How we know · 1 sourced claim
The Court vacated and remanded in a per curiam disposition.
Source: syllabus, Held, at 24-1159