2007 term · Roberts Court · 7-2
Ralph Baze and Thomas C. Bowling v. John D. Rees, Commissioner, Kentucky Department of Corrections, et Al
553 U.S. 35 · 128 S. Ct. 1520 · 2008 U.S. LEXIS 3476
The record
- Term
- 2007
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 07-5439
- U.S. Reports
- 553 U.S. 35
- S. Ct. citation
- 128 S. Ct. 1520
- LEXIS citation
- 2008 U.S. LEXIS 3476
How the bench divided
MMCCCCCDD
M 2 majorityC 5 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Judgment of the Court |
| Samuel Alito | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Special concurrence |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
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