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KESHIA CHERIE ASHFORD DIXON v. UNITED STATES (2006)

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KESHIA CHERIE ASHFORD DIXON v. UNITED STATES |
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Term: 2005 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 25, 2006 |
Decided: June 22, 2006 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
7-2 |
Majority |
Ruth Bader Ginsburg • John Roberts • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas |
Concurring |
Samuel Alito • Anthony Kennedy • Antonin Scalia |
Dissenting |
Stephen Breyer • David Souter |
KESHIA CHERIE ASHFORD DIXON v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 22, 2006. The case was argued before the court on April 25, 2006.
In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Texas Northern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: miscellaneous (cf. loyalty oath), the residual code
- Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 548 U.S. 1
- 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: John Paul Stevens
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
External links
Footnotes