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2005 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Kansas v. Michael Lee Marsh, II

548 U.S. 163 · 126 S. Ct. 2516 · 2006 U.S. LEXIS 5163

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
04-1170
U.S. Reports
548 U.S. 163
S. Ct. citation
126 S. Ct. 2516
LEXIS citation
2006 U.S. LEXIS 5163

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Kansas v. Michael Lee Marsh, II.
JusticeVote
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
John G. RobertsMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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