2008 term · Roberts Court · 7-2
Jean Marc Nken v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General
556 U.S. 418 · 129 S. Ct. 1749 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 3121
The record
- Term
- 2008
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 08-681
- U.S. Reports
- 556 U.S. 418
- S. Ct. citation
- 129 S. Ct. 1749
- LEXIS citation
- 2009 U.S. LEXIS 3121
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Regular concurrence |
| Anthony Kennedy | Regular concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
| Samuel Alito | Dissent |
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