Gary Kent Jones v. Linda K. Flowers
547 U.S. 220 · Decided April 26, 2006 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Gary Kent Jones v. Linda K. Flowers was decided on April 26, 2006 by a vote of 5–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, hearing or notice” in the Due Process area. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 547 U.S. 220 · 126 S. Ct. 1708 · 164 L. Ed. 2d 415 · 2006 U.S. LEXIS 3451
- Docket number
- 04-1477
- Decided
- April 26, 2006
- Argued
- January 17, 2006
- 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
- 5–3
- Majority opinion
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Due process, hearing or notice
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Held unconstitutional
- A state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Dissent | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Dissent | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Did not participate: Samuel A. Alito Jr..
Full case caption
Gary Kent Jones v. Linda K. Flowers, et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 2005-048, docket 2005-048-01.
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