# Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services *United States Supreme Court decision (2025)* ***Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services***, 605 U.S. 303 (2025), is a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Court issued it as a slip opinion on June 5, 2025.[^1] The Court's slip opinion is the primary record of the decision.[^1] The sources in this record do not include the opinion's text, the lower-court decisions, the docket, or the parties' briefs. The record therefore does not establish the question presented, the holding, the vote, or the procedural history before or after the Court's decision.[^1][^2] ## Background A Wikipedia summary describes the case as arising against the background of a circuit split.[^2] The record does not identify the circuits involved, the dates of their decisions, or the positions they took.[^2] ## Notes [^1]: Supreme Court of the United States, *Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services*, 605 U.S. 303 (slip opinion) (June 5, 2025) — the Court's opinion in the case; source for its date and reporter citation. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24pdf/23-1039_c0n2.pdf [^2]: Wikipedia contributors, *Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services* — summary of the case, including its circuit-split background. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ames_v._Ohio_Department_of_Youth_Services