Supreme Court of the United States
Shular v. United States
This writing
- Type
- Concurrence
- Filed
- Feb. 26, 2020
- Case
- Shular v. United States
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice KAVANAUGH, concurring. I join the Court's opinion in full. In Part III-E of the opinion, the Court rejects Shular's argument for applying the rule of lenity. I write separately to elaborate on why the rule of lenity does not apply here. This Court's longstanding precedents establish that the rule of lenity applies when two conditions are met. First , as the Court today says and…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Lead opinion | Not attributed | Feb. 26, 2020 |