2006 term · Roberts Court · 5-4
Brent Ray Brewer v. Nathaniel Quarterman, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
550 U.S. 286 · 127 S. Ct. 1706 · 2007 U.S. LEXIS 4538
The record
- Term
- 2006
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 05-11287
- U.S. Reports
- 550 U.S. 286
- S. Ct. citation
- 127 S. Ct. 1706
- LEXIS citation
- 2007 U.S. LEXIS 4538
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
| John G. Roberts | Dissent |
| Samuel Alito | Dissent |
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