2011 term · Roberts Court · 6-3
Panagis Vartelas, Petitioner v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General
566 U.S. 257 · 132 S. Ct. 1479 · 2012 U.S. LEXIS 2540
The record
- Term
- 2011
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 10-1211
- U.S. Reports
- 566 U.S. 257
- S. Ct. citation
- 132 S. Ct. 1479
- LEXIS citation
- 2012 U.S. LEXIS 2540
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
| Samuel Alito | Dissent |
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