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JENNIFER BRUNNER, OHIO SECRETARY OF STATE v. OHIO REPUBLICAN PARTY et al. (2008)

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JENNIFER BRUNNER, OHIO SECRETARY OF STATE v. OHIO REPUBLICAN PARTY et al. |
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Term: 2008 |
Important Dates |
Decided: October 17, 2008 |
Outcome |
Stay, petition, or motion granted |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas |
JENNIFER BRUNNER, OHIO SECRETARY OF STATE v. OHIO REPUBLICAN PARTY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on October 17, 2008.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the petition, stay, or motion. The case originated from the Ohio Southern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Voting
- Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
- Petitioner state: Ohio
- Respondent type: Political candidate, activist, committee, party, party member, organization, or elected official
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 555 U.S. 5
- 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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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External links
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