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2009 term · Roberts Court · 9-0

Robert Wong, Warden v. Fernando Belmontes, Jr.

558 U.S. 15 · 130 S. Ct. 383 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 8117

The record

Term
2009
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
08-1263
U.S. Reports
558 U.S. 15
S. Ct. citation
130 S. Ct. 383
LEXIS citation
2009 U.S. LEXIS 8117

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in Robert Wong, Warden v. Fernando Belmontes, Jr.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence

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