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UNITED STATES v. KOZMINSKI et al. (1988)

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UNITED STATES v. KOZMINSKI et al.
Term: 1987
Important Dates
Argued: February 23, 1988
Decided: June 29, 1988
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Byron White
Concurring
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens

UNITED STATES v. KOZMINSKI et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 29, 1988. The case was argued before the court on February 23, 1988.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Michigan Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: miscellaneous
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 487 U.S. 931
  • 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: Sandra Day O'Connor

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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