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MARY BERGHUIS, WARDEN v. VAN CHESTER THOMPKINS (2010)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
MARY BERGHUIS, WARDEN v. VAN CHESTER THOMPKINS
Term: 2009
Important Dates
Argued: March 1, 2010
Decided: June 1, 2010
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-4
Majority
Samuel AlitoAnthony KennedyJohn RobertsAntonin ScaliaClarence Thomas
Dissenting
Stephen BreyerRuth Bader GinsburgSonia SotomayorJohn Paul Stevens

MARY BERGHUIS, WARDEN v. VAN CHESTER THOMPKINS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 1, 2010. The case was argued before the court on March 1, 2010.

In a 5-4 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 Michigan Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Miranda warnings
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: Michigan
  • Respondent type: Person convicted of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 560 U.S. 370
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Anthony Kennedy

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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