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2006 term · Roberts Court · 8-1

Jose Antonio Lopez v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General

549 U.S. 47 · 127 S. Ct. 625 · 2006 U.S. LEXIS 9442

The record

Term
2006
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
05-547
U.S. Reports
549 U.S. 47
S. Ct. citation
127 S. Ct. 625
LEXIS citation
2006 U.S. LEXIS 9442

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Jose Antonio Lopez v. Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John G. RobertsMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Clarence ThomasDissent

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