Rodriguez v. United States

575 U.S. 348 · Decided April 21, 2015 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Rodriguez v. United States was decided on April 21, 2015 by a vote of 6–3. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg 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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Rodriguez v. United States

SCDB identifiers: case 2014-041, docket 2014-041-01.

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