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BASIM OMAR SABRI v. UNITED STATES (2004)

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BASIM OMAR SABRI v. UNITED STATES
Term: 2003
Important Dates
Argued: March 3, 2004
Decided: May 17, 2004
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgSandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistDavid SouterJohn Paul Stevens
Concurring
Anthony KennedyAntonin ScaliaClarence Thomas

BASIM OMAR SABRI v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 17, 2004. The case was argued before the court on March 3, 2004.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Minnesota U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federalism - national supremacy: miscellaneous
  • Petitioner: Real estate developer
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 541 U.S. 600
  • 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: David Souter

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 liberal.

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