2008 term · Roberts Court · 8-1
Daniel Girmai Negusie v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General
555 U.S. 511 · 129 S. Ct. 1159 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 1768
The record
- Term
- 2008
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 07-499
- U.S. Reports
- 555 U.S. 511
- S. Ct. citation
- 129 S. Ct. 1159
- LEXIS citation
- 2009 U.S. LEXIS 1768
How the bench divided
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M 4 majorityC 4 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Regular concurrence |
| Samuel Alito | Regular concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Special concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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