Carney v. Adams

Carney v. Adams
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 10, 2020
Full case name	Carney v. Adams
Docket no.	19-309
Citations	592 U.S. ___ (more)
Holding
Because Adams did not show that he was "able and ready" to apply for a judicial vacancy in the imminent future, he failed to show a "personal," "concrete" and "imminent" injury necessary for Article III standing.
Court membership
Chief Justice John Roberts Associate Justices Clarence Thomas · Stephen Breyer Samuel Alito · Sonia Sotomayor Elena Kagan · Neil Gorsuch Brett Kavanaugh · Amy Coney Barrett
Case opinion
Majority	Breyer, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Article III

Carney v. Adams, 592 U.S. ___ (2020), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that, because Adams did not show that he was "able and ready" to apply for a judicial vacancy in the imminent future, he failed to show a "personal," "concrete" and "imminent" injury necessary for Article III standing.

External links

• Text of Carney v. Adams, No. 19-309, 592 U.S. ___ (2020) is available from: Justia

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