Kansas v. Glover

140 S. Ct. 1183 · Decided April 6, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Kansas v. Glover was decided on April 6, 2020 by a vote of 8–1. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Search and seizure, vehicles” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2019
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 18-556

Case details

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Kansas v. Glover

SCDB identifiers: case 2019-011, docket 2019-011-01.

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