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OREGON v. THOMAS EUGENE ICE (2009)

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OREGON v. THOMAS EUGENE ICE |
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Term: 2008 |
Important Dates |
Argued: October 14, 2008 |
Decided: January 14, 2009 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
5-4 |
Majority |
Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Paul Stevens |
Dissenting |
John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • Clarence Thomas |
OREGON v. THOMAS EUGENE ICE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 14, 2009. The case was argued before the court on October 14, 2008.
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 Oregon State Trial Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Jury trial (right to, as distinct from extra-legal jury influences)
- Petitioner: State
- Petitioner state: Oregon
- Respondent type: Person convicted of crime
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 555 U.S. 160
- 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: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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.
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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