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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:argued_on
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October 7, 2019
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gptkbp:case_outcome
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5-4 ruling
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gptkbp:case_types
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Criminal law case
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gptkbp:decided_by
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:dissenting_opinion
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gptkb:Justice_Samuel_Alito
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gptkbp:docket_number
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18-5924
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gptkbp:effective_date
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April 20, 2020
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Ramos v. Louisiana
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gptkbp:impact
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Affects jury trials in states with non-unanimous verdicts
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gptkbp:involved_parties
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gptkb:State_of_Louisiana
Louis Ramos
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gptkbp:is_cited_in
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590 U. S. ___ (2020)
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gptkbp:legal_context
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Incorporation of the Sixth Amendment
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gptkbp:legal_issue
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Sixth Amendment right to a unanimous jury verdict
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gptkbp:outcome
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Non-unanimous jury verdicts are unconstitutional
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gptkbp:precedent
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Overturned previous rulings allowing non-unanimous verdicts
Overturned Apodaca v. Oregon (1972)
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gptkbp:public_perception
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gptkb:Justice_Neil_Gorsuch
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gptkbp:related_cases
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gptkb:Apodaca_v._Oregon
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gptkbp:significance
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Strengthens the requirement for jury unanimity in criminal cases
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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