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JASON PEPPER, PETITIONER v. UNITED STATES (2011)

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JASON PEPPER, PETITIONER v. UNITED STATES
Term: 2010
Important Dates
Argued: December 6, 2010
Decided: March 2, 2011
Outcome
Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part
Vote
6-2
Majority
Ruth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedyJohn RobertsAntonin ScaliaSonia Sotomayor
Concurring
Stephen Breyer
Dissenting
Samuel AlitoClarence Thomas

JASON PEPPER, PETITIONER v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 2, 2011. The case was argued before the court on December 6, 2010.

In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Iowa Northern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 2010s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Roberts Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: sentencing guidelines
  • Petitioner: Defendant
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 562 U.S. 476
  • 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: Sonia Sotomayor

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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