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2011 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Missouri, Petitioner v. Galin E. Frye

566 U.S. 134 · 132 S. Ct. 1399 · 2012 U.S. LEXIS 2321

The record

Term
2011
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
10-444
U.S. Reports
566 U.S. 134
S. Ct. citation
132 S. Ct. 1399
LEXIS citation
2012 U.S. LEXIS 2321

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Missouri, Petitioner v. Galin E. Frye.
JusticeVote
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
John G. RobertsDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent
Samuel AlitoDissent

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