UNITED STATES v. ROBERT P. AGUILAR (1995)

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UNITED STATES v. ROBERT P. AGUILAR |
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Term: 1994 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 20, 1995 |
Decided: June 21, 1995 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
6-3 |
Majority |
Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • David Souter |
Concurring |
John Paul Stevens |
Dissenting |
Anthony Kennedy • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas |
UNITED STATES v. ROBERT P. AGUILAR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 21, 1995. The case was argued before the court on March 20, 1995.
In a 6-3 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: obstruction of justice
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Judge
- Respondent state: United States
- Citation: 515 U.S. 593
- 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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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