Ramos v. Louisiana

140 S. Ct. 1390 · Decided April 20, 2020 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

Ramos v. Louisiana was decided on April 20, 2020 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Jury trial right” in the Criminal Procedure area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.

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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 18-5924

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Ramos v. Louisiana

SCDB identifiers: case 2019-002, docket 2019-002-01.

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