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UNITED STATES v. LASHAWN LOWELL BANKS (2003)

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UNITED STATES v. LASHAWN LOWELL BANKS
Term: 2003
Important Dates
Argued: October 15, 2003
Decided: December 2, 2003
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterJohn Paul StevensClarence Thomas

UNITED STATES v. LASHAWN LOWELL BANKS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 2, 2003. The case was argued before the court on October 15, 2003.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Nevada 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: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 540 U.S. 31
  • 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: 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 conservative.

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