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2004 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Ronald Rompilla v. Jeffrey A. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

545 U.S. 374 · 125 S. Ct. 2456 · 2005 U.S. LEXIS 4846

The record

Term
2004
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
04-5462
U.S. Reports
545 U.S. 374
S. Ct. citation
125 S. Ct. 2456
LEXIS citation
2005 U.S. LEXIS 4846

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Ronald Rompilla v. Jeffrey A. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorRegular concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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