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2008 term · Roberts Court · 9-0

Michael Rivera v. Illinois

556 U.S. 148 · 129 S. Ct. 1446 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 2495

The record

Term
2008
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
07-9995
U.S. Reports
556 U.S. 148
S. Ct. citation
129 S. Ct. 1446
LEXIS citation
2009 U.S. LEXIS 2495

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Michael Rivera v. Illinois.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority

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