Supreme Court of the United States
Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts
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- Type
- Dissent
- Filed
- June 25, 2009
- Case
- Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Kennedy, with whom The Chief Justice, Justice Breyer, and Justice Alito join, dissenting. The Court sweeps away an accepted rule governing the admission of scientific evidence. Until today, scientific analysis could be introduced into evidence without testimony from the “analyst” who produced it. This rule has been established for at least 90 years. It exte…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Antonin Scalia | June 25, 2009 |
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | June 25, 2009 |
| Concurrence | Not attributed | June 25, 2009 |