2012 term · Roberts Court · 9-0
Jeffrey Lee Chafin, Petitioner v. Lynne Hales Chafin
568 U.S. 165 · 133 S. Ct. 1017 · 2013 U.S. LEXIS 1122
The record
- Term
- 2012
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 11-1347
- U.S. Reports
- 568 U.S. 165
- S. Ct. citation
- 133 S. Ct. 1017
- LEXIS citation
- 2013 U.S. LEXIS 1122
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCC
M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Regular concurrence |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Regular concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Regular concurrence |
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