United States v. Tsarnaev

142 S. Ct. 1024 · Decided March 4, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States

At a glance

United States v. Tsarnaev was decided on March 4, 2022 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Extra-legal jury influences, jurors and death penalty” in the Criminal Procedure area.

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• CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
• Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
• Supreme Court of the United States — docket 20-443

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United States v. Tsarnaev

SCDB identifiers: case 2021-008, docket 2021-008-01.

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