Henderson v. United States

575 U.S. 622 · Decided May 18, 2015 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Henderson v. United States was decided on May 18, 2015 unanimously (9–0). The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Statutory construction of criminal laws, firearms” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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Henderson v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 2014-044, docket 2014-044-01.

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