DOUG WADDINGTON, SUPERINTENDENT, WASHINGTON CORRECTIONS CENTER v. CESAR SARAUSAD (2009)

DOUG WADDINGTON, SUPERINTENDENT, WASHINGTON CORRECTIONS CENTER v. CESAR SARAUSAD
	Term: 2008
Important Dates
	Argued: October 15, 2008
	Decided: January 21, 2009
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
	Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John Paul Stevens

DOUG WADDINGTON, SUPERINTENDENT, WASHINGTON CORRECTIONS CENTER v. CESAR SARAUSAD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 21, 2009. The case was argued before the court on October 15, 2008.

In a 6-3 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 Washington Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Extra-legal jury influences: jury instructions (not necessarily in criminal cases)
Petitioner: State
Petitioner state: Washington
Respondent type: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 555 U.S. 179
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: Clarence Thomas

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.