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DAVID R. MCKUNE, WARDEN, et al. v. ROBERT G. LILE (2002)

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DAVID R. MCKUNE, WARDEN, et al. v. ROBERT G. LILE
Term: 2001
Important Dates
Argued: November 28, 2001
Decided: June 10, 2002
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-4
Judgment of the court
Anthony Kennedy
Majority
William RehnquistAntonin ScaliaClarence Thomas
Concurring
Sandra Day O'Connor
Dissenting
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgDavid SouterJohn Paul Stevens

DAVID R. MCKUNE, WARDEN, et al. v. ROBERT G. LILE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 10, 2002. The case was argued before the court on November 28, 2001.

In a 5-4 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 Kansas U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - self-incrimination (other than as pertains to Miranda or immunity from prosecution)
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Kansas
  • Respondent type: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 536 U.S. 24
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Anthony Kennedy

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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