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2009 term · Roberts Court · 6-3

Michael Gary Barber, et al. v. J. E. Thomas, Warden

560 U.S. 474 · 130 S. Ct. 2499 · 2010 U.S. LEXIS 4717

The record

Term
2009
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
09-5201
U.S. Reports
560 U.S. 474
S. Ct. citation
130 S. Ct. 2499
LEXIS citation
2010 U.S. LEXIS 4717

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Michael Gary Barber, et al. v. J. E. Thomas, Warden.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent

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