2010 term · Roberts Court · 6-3
Henry W. Skinner, Petitioner v. Lynn Switzer, District Attorney for the 31ST Judicial District of Texas
562 U.S. 521 · 131 S. Ct. 1289 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 1905
The record
- Term
- 2010
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 09-9000
- U.S. Reports
- 562 U.S. 521
- S. Ct. citation
- 131 S. Ct. 1289
- LEXIS citation
- 2011 U.S. LEXIS 1905
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
| Samuel Alito | Dissent |
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