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STEVEN DEWAYNE BOND v. UNITED STATES (2000)

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STEVEN DEWAYNE BOND v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1999
Important Dates
Argued: February 29, 2000
Decided: April 17, 2000
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
7-2
Majority
Ruth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistDavid SouterJohn Paul StevensClarence Thomas
Dissenting
Stephen BreyerAntonin Scalia

STEVEN DEWAYNE BOND v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 17, 2000. The case was argued before the court on February 29, 2000.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Texas Western 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: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 529 U.S. 334
  • 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: William Rehnquist

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.

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