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ARTHUR CALDERON, WARDEN, et al. v. TROY ASHMUS, ETC. (1998)

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ARTHUR CALDERON, WARDEN, et al. v. TROY ASHMUS, ETC.
Term: 1997
Important Dates
Argued: March 24, 1998
Decided: May 26, 1998
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Ruth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaJohn Paul StevensClarence Thomas
Concurring
Stephen BreyerDavid Souter

ARTHUR CALDERON, WARDEN, et al. v. TROY ASHMUS, ETC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 26, 1998. The case was argued before the court on March 24, 1998.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the California Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Standing to sue: justiciable question
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: California
  • Respondent type: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 523 U.S. 740
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: William Rehnquist

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.

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