No. 23-1095October Term 2024Decided Mar 21, 2025
Patrick D. Thompson, Petitioner v. United States
The Supreme Court ruled that a federal statute prohibiting false statements to financial institutions does not criminalize statements that are merely misleading but factually true.
Case status
- Current stage
- Decided
- Latest event
- Decision released Mar 21, 2025
- What it's about
The Supreme Court ruled that a federal statute prohibiting false statements to financial institutions does not criminalize statements that are merely misleading but factually true. The Court held that the word "false" in 18 U.S.C. § 1014 means "not true," and therefore the law does not cover deceptive statements that are technically accurate.
Question presented
Does the prohibition in 18 U.S.C. § 1014 on making a “false statement” for the purposes of influencing certain financial institutions and federal agencies include making statements that are misleading but not false?
- Case path
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit / Decision released Mar 21, 2025
- Area
Decided Supreme Court case
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- Note
- Plain-English explainer. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.
- Checked
- Mar 30, 2026
- Method
- Methodology
Primary materials8
Supreme Court docket 23-1095
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Primary case document
Supreme Court document | Mar 30, 2026
CourtListener docket record
docket | Mar 30, 2026
Questions Presented
brief
opinion
opinion | Mar 21, 2025
Thompson
opinion | Mar 21, 2025
Oral Arguments - Thompson
audio | Jan 14, 2025
Petition
brief | Apr 5, 2024