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2006 term · Roberts Court · 7-2

Jacob Winkelman, a Minor, by and Through His Parents and Legal Guardians, Jeff and Sandee Winkelman, et al. v. Parma City School District

550 U.S. 516 · 127 S. Ct. 1994 · 2007 U.S. LEXIS 5902

The record

Term
2006
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
05-983
U.S. Reports
550 U.S. 516
S. Ct. citation
127 S. Ct. 1994
LEXIS citation
2007 U.S. LEXIS 5902

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Jacob Winkelman, a Minor, by and Through His Parents and Legal Guardians, Jeff and Sandee Winkelman, et al. v. Parma City School District.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John G. RobertsMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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