2005 term · Roberts Court · 5-4
Jill L. Brown, Warden v. Ronald L. Sanders
546 U.S. 212 · 126 S. Ct. 884 · 2006 U.S. LEXIS 760
The record
- Term
- 2005
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 04-980
- U.S. Reports
- 546 U.S. 212
- S. Ct. citation
- 126 S. Ct. 884
- LEXIS citation
- 2006 U.S. LEXIS 760
How the bench divided
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M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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