YATES v. UNITED STATES (2015)

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YATES v. UNITED STATES
Term: 2014
Important Dates
Argued: November 5, 2014
Decided: February 25, 2015
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-4
Judgment of the court
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Majority
Stephen BreyerJohn RobertsSonia Sotomayor
Concurring
Samuel Alito
Dissenting
Elena KaganAnthony KennedyAntonin ScaliaClarence Thomas

YATES v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 25, 2015. The case was argued before the court on November 5, 2014.

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 Florida Middle U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: fraud
  • Petitioner: Person convicted of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 574 U.S. 528
  • 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: Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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.

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