Bond v. United States
572 U.S. 844 · Decided June 2, 2014 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Bond v. United States was decided on June 2, 2014 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, assault” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 572 U.S. 844 · 134 S. Ct. 2077 · 189 L. Ed. 2d 1 · 2014 U.S. LEXIS 3988
- Docket number
- 12-158
- Decided
- June 2, 2014
- Argued
- November 5, 2013
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Statutory construction of criminal laws, assault
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Treaty
- Type of law
- Other
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority |
Full case caption
Bond v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 2013-053, docket 2013-053-01.
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