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UNITED STATES v. JUAN RESENDIZ-PONCE (2007)

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UNITED STATES v. JUAN RESENDIZ-PONCE |
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Term: 2006 |
Important Dates |
Argued: October 10, 2006 |
Decided: January 19, 2007 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
8-1 |
Majority |
Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • David Souter • John Paul Stevens • Clarence Thomas |
Dissenting |
Antonin Scalia |
UNITED STATES v. JUAN RESENDIZ-PONCE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 19, 2007. The case was argued before the court on October 10, 2006.
In an 8-1 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: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: immigration (cf. immigration and naturalization)
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Alien, person subject to a denaturalization proceeding, or one whose citizenship is revoked
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 549 U.S. 102
- 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: John Paul Stevens
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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External links
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