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MICHIGAN v. JEREMY FISHER (2009)

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MICHIGAN v. JEREMY FISHER
Term: 2009
Important Dates
Decided: December 7, 2009
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
7-2
Majority
Samuel AlitoStephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedyJohn RobertsAntonin ScaliaClarence Thomas
Dissenting
Sonia SotomayorJohn Paul Stevens

MICHIGAN v. JEREMY FISHER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 7, 2009.

In a 7-2 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 Michigan State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - search and seizure (other than as pertains to vehicles or Crime Control Act)
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Michigan
  • Respondent type: Defendant
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 558 U.S. 45
  • 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 conservative.

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