2011 term · Roberts Court · 6-3
John E. Wetzel, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, et al., Petitioners v. James Lambert
565 U.S. 520 · 132 S. Ct. 1195 · 2012 U.S. LEXIS 1684
The record
- Term
- 2011
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 11-38
- U.S. Reports
- 565 U.S. 520
- S. Ct. citation
- 132 S. Ct. 1195
- LEXIS citation
- 2012 U.S. LEXIS 1684
How the bench divided
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M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
| Elena Kagan | Dissent |
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