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REED v. TOWN OF GILBERT

Term: 2014
Important Dates
Argued: January 12, 2015
Decided: June 18, 2015
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Concurring
Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Elena Kagan • Anthony Kennedy • Sonia Sotomayor

REED v. TOWN OF GILBERT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 18, 2015. The case was argued before the court on January 12, 2015.

In a 9-0 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 Arizona U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: First Amendment - First Amendment, miscellaneous (cf. comity: First Amendment)
Petitioner: Religious organization, institution, or person
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
Respondent state: Arizona
Citation: 576 U.S. 155
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: Clarence Thomas

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

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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