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2007 term · Roberts Court · 7-2

Stephen Danforth v. Minnesota

552 U.S. 264 · 128 S. Ct. 1029 · 2008 U.S. LEXIS 2012

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
06-8273
U.S. Reports
552 U.S. 264
S. Ct. citation
128 S. Ct. 1029
LEXIS citation
2008 U.S. LEXIS 2012

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Stephen Danforth v. Minnesota.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Anthony KennedyDissent
John G. RobertsDissent

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