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OCASIO v. UNITED STATES (2016)

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OCASIO v. UNITED STATES
Term: 2015
Important Dates
Argued: October 6, 2015
Decided: May 2, 2016
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-3
Majority
Samuel AlitoRuth Bader GinsburgElena KaganAnthony Kennedy
Concurring
Stephen Breyer
Dissenting
John RobertsSonia SotomayorClarence Thomas

OCASIO v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 2, 2016. The case was argued before the court on October 6, 2015.

In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Maryland U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: Hobbs Act; i.e., 18 USC 1951
  • Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 578 U.S. 282
  • 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: Samuel Alito

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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