2009 term · Roberts Court · 7-2
Jose Padilla v. Kentucky
559 U.S. 356 · 130 S. Ct. 1473 · 2010 U.S. LEXIS 2928
The record
- Term
- 2009
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 08-651
- U.S. Reports
- 559 U.S. 356
- S. Ct. citation
- 130 S. Ct. 1473
- LEXIS citation
- 2010 U.S. LEXIS 2928
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Special concurrence |
| Samuel Alito | Special concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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