2007 term · Roberts Court · 8-1
United States v. Ahmed Ressam
553 U.S. 272 · 128 S. Ct. 1858 · 2008 U.S. LEXIS 4316
The record
- Term
- 2007
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 07-455
- U.S. Reports
- 553 U.S. 272
- S. Ct. citation
- 128 S. Ct. 1858
- LEXIS citation
- 2008 U.S. LEXIS 4316
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCD
M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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