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2009 term · Roberts Court · 8-0

Jeffrey A. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et al. v. Joseph J. Kindler

558 U.S. 53 · 130 S. Ct. 612 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 8944

The record

Term
2009
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
08-992
U.S. Reports
558 U.S. 53
S. Ct. citation
130 S. Ct. 612
LEXIS citation
2009 U.S. LEXIS 8944

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Jeffrey A. Beard, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et al. v. Joseph J. Kindler.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
Samuel AlitoUnknown

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