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Wilbert K. Rogers v. Tennessee

532 U.S. 451 · Decided May 14, 2001 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Wilbert K. Rogers v. Tennessee was decided on May 14, 2001 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, hearing or notice” in the Due Process area.

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Case details

Citations
532 U.S. 451 · 121 S. Ct. 1693 · 149 L. Ed. 2d 697 · 2001 U.S. LEXIS 3519
Docket number
99-6218
Decided
May 14, 2001
Argued
November 1, 2000
Decision type
Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
Disposition
Affirmed
Outcome for petitioner
The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
Vote
5–4
Majority opinion
Sandra Day O'Connor
Opinion assigned by
William H. Rehnquist
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Issue area
Due Process
Legal provision
Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
Type of law
Constitutional amendment
Decision direction (SCDB)
Conservative what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Chief Justice William H. RehnquistMajority
Justice John Paul StevensDissentWrote an opinion
Justice Sandra Day O'ConnorMajorityWrote an opinion
Justice Antonin ScaliaDissentWrote an opinion
Justice Anthony M. KennedyMajority
Justice David H. SouterMajority
Justice Clarence ThomasDissent
Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Justice Stephen G. BreyerDissentWrote an opinion

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Wilbert K. Rogers v. Tennessee

SCDB identifiers: case 2000-049, docket 2000-049-01.

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