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
Timing
Decided March 21, 2025
The Court released its decision 66 days after oral argument on January 14, 2025. The median for cases argued in January is 127 days.
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Grounding
- Grounding
- Primary-source trail available.
- 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