Yates v. United States
574 U.S. 528 · Decided February 25, 2015 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Yates v. United States was decided on February 25, 2015 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed 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 “Statutory construction of criminal laws, fraud” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 574 U.S. 528 · 135 S. Ct. 1074 · 191 L. Ed. 2d 64 · 2015 U.S. LEXIS 1503
- Docket number
- 13-7451
- Decided
- February 25, 2015
- Argued
- November 5, 2014
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Statutory construction of criminal laws, fraud
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Legal provision
- Sarbanes-Oxley
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Dissent | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Dissent | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Judgment of the Court | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Yates v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 2014-015, docket 2014-015-01.
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