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2007 term · Roberts Court · 7-2

Allen Snyder v. Louisiana

552 U.S. 472 · 128 S. Ct. 1203 · 2008 U.S. LEXIS 2708

The record

Term
2007
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
06-10119
U.S. Reports
552 U.S. 472
S. Ct. citation
128 S. Ct. 1203
LEXIS citation
2008 U.S. LEXIS 2708

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Allen Snyder v. Louisiana.
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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