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2009 term · Roberts Court · 9-0

United States v. Martin O'Brien and Arthur Burgess

560 U.S. 218 · 130 S. Ct. 2169 · 2010 U.S. LEXIS 4167

The record

Term
2009
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
08-1569
U.S. Reports
560 U.S. 218
S. Ct. citation
130 S. Ct. 2169
LEXIS citation
2010 U.S. LEXIS 4167

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in United States v. Martin O'Brien and Arthur Burgess.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasSpecial concurrence

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