Jeffrey A. Beard v. Ronald Banks
548 U.S. 521 · Decided June 28, 2006 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Jeffrey A. Beard v. Ronald Banks was decided on June 28, 2006 by a vote of 6–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Stephen G. Breyer wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “First Amendment, miscellaneous” in the First Amendment area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 548 U.S. 521 · 126 S. Ct. 2572 · 165 L. Ed. 2d 697 · 2006 U.S. LEXIS 5176
- Docket number
- 04-1739
- Decided
- June 28, 2006
- Argued
- March 27, 2006
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–2
- Majority opinion
- Stephen G. Breyer
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- First Amendment, miscellaneous
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Legal provision
- First Amendment (speech, press, and assembly)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Judgment of the Court | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority |
Did not participate: Samuel A. Alito Jr..
Full case caption
Jeffrey A. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections v. Ronald Banks, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated
SCDB identifiers: case 2005-085, docket 2005-085-01.
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