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CHRISTESON v. ROPER (2015)

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CHRISTESON v. ROPER
Term: 2014
Important Dates
Decided: January 20, 2015
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
7-2
Majority
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgElena KaganAnthony KennedyJohn RobertsAntonin ScaliaSonia Sotomayor
Dissenting
Samuel AlitoClarence Thomas

CHRISTESON v. ROPER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 20, 2015.

In a 7-2 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 Missouri Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - indigents: inadequate representation by counsel (cf. right to counsel)
  • Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Missouri
  • Citation: 574 U.S. 373
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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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