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2007 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Boumediene v. Bush

553 U.S. 723 · 128 S. Ct. 2229 · 2008 U.S. LEXIS 4887

The record

Term
2007
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
06-1195
U.S. Reports
553 U.S. 723
S. Ct. citation
128 S. Ct. 2229
LEXIS citation
2008 U.S. LEXIS 4887

How the bench divided

M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Boumediene v. Bush.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterRegular concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgRegular concurrence
Stephen BreyerRegular concurrence
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent
John G. RobertsDissent
Samuel AlitoDissent

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