--- title: "United States v. Ruiz" citation: "United States v. Ruiz, 536 U.S. 622 (2002)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-RUIZ-536-US-622" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-536/pdf/USREPORTS-536-622.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-RUIZ-536-US-622/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # United States v. Ruiz ## Holding used The Constitution does not require material impeachment disclosure before a plea agreement and did not require pre-bargaining affirmative-defense information on the agreement presented. ## Material limitation The opinion distinguished information establishing factual innocence and does not erase statutory, rule-based, order-based, or ethical disclosure obligations. ## Official source and pinpoints 536 U.S. 622, 628–33 (2002): ## Used in - [Plea Negotiations, Plea Agreements, and Rule 11](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/30-plea-and-trial/plea-negotiations-agreements-and-rule-11.md)