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LARRY DEAN DUSENBERY v. UNITED STATES (2002)

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LARRY DEAN DUSENBERY v. UNITED STATES
Term: 2001
Important Dates
Argued: October 29, 2001
Decided: January 8, 2002
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-4
Majority
Anthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaClarence Thomas
Dissenting
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgDavid SouterJohn Paul Stevens

LARRY DEAN DUSENBERY v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 8, 2002. The case was argued before the court on October 29, 2001.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - due process: hearing or notice (other than as pertains to government employees or prisoners' rights)
  • Petitioner: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 534 U.S. 161
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: William Rehnquist

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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