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2007 term · Roberts Court · 7-2

Derrick Kimbrough v. United States

552 U.S. 85 · 128 S. Ct. 558 · 2007 U.S. LEXIS 13082

The record

Term
2007
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
06-6330
U.S. Reports
552 U.S. 85
S. Ct. citation
128 S. Ct. 558
LEXIS citation
2007 U.S. LEXIS 13082

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Derrick Kimbrough v. United States.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasDissent
Samuel AlitoDissent

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