Zedner v. United States

Zedner v. United States
Argued April 18, 2006
Decided June 5, 2006
Full case nameJacob Zedner, Petitioner v. United States
Docket no.05-5992
Citations547 U.S. 489 (more)
126 S. Ct. 1976; 164 L. Ed. 2d 749; 2006 U.S. LEXIS 4509; 74 U.S.L.W. 4271; 46 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 649; 19 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 213
Holding
A defendant cannot prospectively waive the protections of the Speedy Trial Act. Second Circuit reversed and remanded.
Court membership
Chief Justice
John Roberts
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Antonin Scalia
Anthony Kennedy · David Souter
Clarence Thomas · Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Stephen Breyer · Samuel Alito
Case opinions
MajorityAlito, joined by Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Thomas, Ginsburg, Breyer; Scalia (all but Part III–A–2)
ConcurrenceScalia (in part)
Laws applied
Speedy Trial Act

Zedner v. United States, 547 U.S. 489 (2006), was a United States Supreme Court case involving the right to a speedy trial. Justice Samuel Alito, writing for a unanimous Court, ruled that a defendant cannot prospectively waive the protections of the Speedy Trial Act.[1] Justice Antonin Scalia filed a partial concurrence, objecting to Alito's use of legislative history.

  1. ^ 18 U.S.C. 3161, et seq.