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MICHAEL GARY BARBER, et al. v. J. E. THOMAS, WARDEN (2010)
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| MICHAEL GARY BARBER, et al. v. J. E. THOMAS, WARDEN |
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| Term: 2009 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: March 30, 2010 |
| Decided: June 7, 2010 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 6-3 |
| Majority |
| Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Sonia Sotomayor • Clarence Thomas |
| Dissenting |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Paul Stevens |
MICHAEL GARY BARBER, et al. v. J. E. THOMAS, WARDEN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 7, 2010. The case was argued before the court on March 30, 2010.
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Oregon U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: sentencing guidelines
- Petitioner: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 560 U.S. 474
- 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: Stephen Breyer
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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