Supreme Court of the United States
Montejo v. Louisiana
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- Type
- Dissent
- Filed
- May 26, 2009
- Case
- Montejo v. Louisiana
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Breyer, dissenting. I join Justice Stevens’ dissent except for footnote 5. Although the principles of stare decisis are not inflexible, I believe they bind the Court here. I reached a similar conclusion in Arizona v. Gant, ante, at 354-355 (dissenting opinion), and in several other recent cases. See, e.g., Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc.,…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | May 26, 2009 |
| Opinion | Not attributed | May 26, 2009 |