Nance v. Ward

142 S. Ct. 2214 · Decided June 23, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Nance v. Ward was decided on June 23, 2022 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Cruel and unusual punishment, death penalty” 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 2021
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 21-439

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Nance v. Ward

SCDB identifiers: case 2021-063, docket 2021-063-01.

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