UNITED STATES v. OAKLAND CANNABIS BUYERS' COOPERATIVE AND JEFFREY JONES (2001)

UNITED STATES v. OAKLAND CANNABIS BUYERS' COOPERATIVE AND JEFFREY JONES
	Term: 2000
Important Dates
	Argued: March 28, 2001
	Decided: May 14, 2001
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	8-0
Majority
	Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Concurring
	Ruth Bader Ginsburg • David Souter • John Paul Stevens

UNITED STATES v. OAKLAND CANNABIS BUYERS' COOPERATIVE AND JEFFREY JONES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 14, 2001. The case was argued before the court on March 28, 2001.

In an 8-0 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 California Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: narcotics includes regulation and prohibition of alcohol
Petitioner: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Health organization or person, nursing home, medical clinic or laboratory, chiropractor
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 532 U.S. 483
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: Clarence Thomas

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.