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NATHANIEL JONES v. UNITED STATES (1999)

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NATHANIEL JONES v. UNITED STATES |
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Term: 1998 |
Important Dates |
Argued: October 5, 1998 |
Decided: March 24, 1999 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
5-4 |
Majority |
Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • Clarence Thomas |
Concurring |
Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens |
Dissenting |
Stephen Breyer • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist |
NATHANIEL JONES v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 24, 1999. The case was argued before the court on October 5, 1998.
In a 5-4 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 California Eastern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: miscellaneous
- Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 526 U.S. 227
- 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: David Souter
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 liberal.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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