SAFFORD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 1, et al.v. APRIL REDDING (2009)

SAFFORD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #1, et al.v. APRIL REDDING
	Term: 2008
Important Dates
	Argued: April 21, 2009
	Decided: June 25, 2009
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • David Souter
Concurring
	Ruth Bader Ginsburg • John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
	Clarence Thomas

SAFFORD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT #1, et al.v. APRIL REDDING is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 25, 2009. The case was argued before the court on April 21, 2009.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part 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: Criminal Procedure - search and seizure (other than as pertains to vehicles or Crime Control Act)
Petitioner: Local school district or board of education
Petitioner state: Arizona
Respondent type: Student, or applicant for admission to an educational institution
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 557 U.S. 364
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: 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.