Johnson v. United States (2015)
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Johnson v. United States, 576 U.S. 591 (2015), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled the Residual Clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act was unconstitutionally vague and in violation of due process.
Quick Facts Johnson v. United States, Argued November 5, 2014Reargued April 20, 2015 Decided June 26, 2015 ...
Johnson v. United States | |
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Argued November 5, 2014 Reargued April 20, 2015 Decided June 26, 2015 | |
Full case name | Samuel James Johnson, Petitioner v. United States |
Docket no. | 13-7120 |
Citations | 576 U.S. 591 (more) 135 S. Ct. 2551; 192 L. Ed. 2d 569 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Case history | |
Prior | United States v. Johnson, 526 F. App'x 708 (8th Cir. 2013); cert. granted, 572 U.S. 1059 (2014). |
Holding | |
The Residual Clause of the Armed Career Criminal Act is unconstitutionally vague and as a result one's due process rights are violated. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Scalia, joined by Roberts, Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan |
Concurrence | Kennedy (in judgment) |
Concurrence | Thomas (in judgment) |
Dissent | Alito |
Laws applied | |
Armed Career Criminal Act 18 U.S.C. § 924(e)(1), U.S. Const. amend. V | |
This case overturned a previous ruling or rulings | |
James v. United States (2007) (in part) & Sykes v. United States (2011) (in part) |
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