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WILBERT K. ROGERS v. TENNESSEE (2001)

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WILBERT K. ROGERS v. TENNESSEE
Term: 2000
Important Dates
Argued: November 1, 2000
Decided: May 14, 2001
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-4
Majority
Ruth Bader GinsburgAnthony KennedySandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistDavid Souter
Dissenting
Stephen BreyerAntonin ScaliaJohn Paul StevensClarence Thomas

WILBERT K. ROGERS v. TENNESSEE 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 November 1, 2000.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Tennessee State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - due process: hearing or notice (other than as pertains to government employees or prisoners' rights)
  • Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Tennessee
  • Citation: 532 U.S. 451
  • 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 conservative.

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