2011 term · Roberts Court · 7-2
Cory R. Maples, Petitioner v. Kim T. Thomas, Commissioner, Alabama Department of Corrections
565 U.S. 266 · 132 S. Ct. 912 · 2012 U.S. LEXIS 905
The record
- Term
- 2011
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 10-63
- U.S. Reports
- 565 U.S. 266
- S. Ct. citation
- 132 S. Ct. 912
- LEXIS citation
- 2012 U.S. LEXIS 905
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCDD
M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Regular concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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