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BOBBY LEE HOLMES v. SOUTH CAROLINA (2006)

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BOBBY LEE HOLMES v. SOUTH CAROLINA
Term: 2005
Important Dates
Argued: February 22, 2006
Decided: May 1, 2006
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel AlitoStephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedyJohn RobertsAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterJohn Paul StevensClarence Thomas

BOBBY LEE HOLMES v. SOUTH CAROLINA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 1, 2006. The case was argued before the court on February 22, 2006.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the South Carolina State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: miscellaneous (cf. loyalty oath), the residual code
  • Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: South Carolina
  • Citation: 547 U.S. 319
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Samuel Alito

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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