2010 term · Roberts Court · 6-2
Harvey Leroy Sossamon, III, Petitioner v. Texas et al.
563 U.S. 277 · 131 S. Ct. 1651 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 3187
The record
- Term
- 2010
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 08-1438
- U.S. Reports
- 563 U.S. 277
- S. Ct. citation
- 131 S. Ct. 1651
- LEXIS citation
- 2011 U.S. LEXIS 3187
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD?
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent |
| Elena Kagan | Unknown |
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