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VIRGINIA v. KEVIN LAMONT HICKS (2003)

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VIRGINIA v. KEVIN LAMONT HICKS
Term: 2002
Important Dates
Argued: April 30, 2003
Decided: June 16, 2003
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Ruth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaJohn Paul StevensClarence Thomas
Concurring
Stephen BreyerDavid Souter

VIRGINIA v. KEVIN LAMONT HICKS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 16, 2003. The case was argued before the court on April 30, 2003.

In a 9-0 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 Virginia State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: First Amendment - First Amendment, miscellaneous (cf. comity: First Amendment)
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Virginia
  • Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 539 U.S. 113
  • 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: Antonin Scalia

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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