No. 25-51Jan 26, 2026LawVacated and remanded
The question
Whether the lower court applied the correct legal standard in the decision under review.
Klein v. Martin
What the Court decided
The Court summarily returned the case to the lower court, in a brief per curiam order, for reconsideration under the correct legal standard. It did not resolve the underlying merits.
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 order, the Court vacated the decision below and remanded for the lower court to reconsider the case under the correct legal standard, without reaching the merits.
How we know · 1 sourced claim
The Court vacated and remanded in a per curiam order for reconsideration under the correct standard.
Source: syllabus, Held, at 25-51