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2005 term · Roberts Court · 9-0

Clarence E. Hill v. James R. McDonough, Interim Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.

547 U.S. 573 · 126 S. Ct. 2096 · 2006 U.S. LEXIS 4674

The record

Term
2005
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
05-8794
U.S. Reports
547 U.S. 573
S. Ct. citation
126 S. Ct. 2096
LEXIS citation
2006 U.S. LEXIS 4674

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Clarence E. Hill v. James R. McDonough, Interim Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John G. RobertsMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority

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