KANSAS v. CARR (2016)
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| KANSAS v. CARR |
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| Term: 2015 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: October 7, 2015 |
| Decided: January 20, 2016 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 8-1 |
| Majority |
| Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Elena Kagan • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas |
| Dissenting |
| Sonia Sotomayor |
KANSAS v. CARR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 20, 2016. The case was argued before the court on October 7, 2015.
In an 8-1 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 State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Cruel and unusual punishment, death penalty (cf. extra legal jury influence, death penalty)
- Petitioner: State
- Petitioner state: Kansas
- Respondent type: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 577 U.S. 108
- 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: Antonin Scalia
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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