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2011 term · Roberts Court · 8-1

Rafael Arriaza Gonzales v. Rick Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division

565 U.S. 134 · 132 S. Ct. 641 · 2012 U.S. LEXIS 574

The record

Term
2011
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
10-895
U.S. Reports
565 U.S. 134
S. Ct. citation
132 S. Ct. 641
LEXIS citation
2012 U.S. LEXIS 574

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Rafael Arriaza Gonzales v. Rick Thaler, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Antonin ScaliaDissent

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