Also known as: reversing
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An abbreviation used in legal citations to indicate that a higher court is reversing the decision of a lower court.
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Roland Rhodes filed a complaint asserting a novel legal theory without conducting research into supporting precedent. The district court imposed sanctions under Rule 11. Counsel later cited the circuit decision as Rhodes v. District Court, 456 F.3d 789 (rev'g sanctions order).
Renee Rogers served discovery responses after interviewing only current employees and ignoring known archived servers. The district court denied sanctions. Counsel cited the appellate decision as Rogers v. District Court, 789 F.3d 123 (rev'g denial of sanctions).
Rosa Ruiz was convicted after police obtained a statement without warnings. The trial court admitted the statement. Counsel cited the Supreme Court decision as Arizona v. Ruiz, 384 U.S. 436 (rev'g conviction).
Ricardo Rojas challenged a city permit condition requiring dedication of land for a bike path. The state court upheld the condition. Counsel cited the Supreme Court decision as City of Tigard v. Rojas, 512 U.S. 374 (rev'g judgment).
Rowan Russell was convicted under a state law banning contraceptive counseling. The state supreme court affirmed the conviction. Counsel cited the Supreme Court decision as Connecticut v. Russell, 381 U.S. 479 (rev'g judgment).
Renata Russo received an enhanced sentence based on a judge's finding of a hate crime motive. The state appellate court affirmed. Counsel cited the Supreme Court decision as New Jersey v. Russo, 530 U.S. 466 (rev'g sentence).
The abbreviation appears in case citations and parentheticals to signal that the cited court reversed the decision below.
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…and remanded. Concurring opinions Concurring — Justice Black (with whom Justice Douglas joins) I concur in reversing this half-million-dollar judgment against the New York Times Company and the four individual defendants. In reversing the Court holds that "the Constitution delimits a State's power to…