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2012 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Jonathan Edward Boyer, Petitioner v. Louisiana

569 U.S. 238 · 133 S. Ct. 1702 · 2013 U.S. LEXIS 3518

The record

Term
2012
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
11-9953
U.S. Reports
569 U.S. 238
S. Ct. citation
133 S. Ct. 1702
LEXIS citation
2013 U.S. LEXIS 3518

How the bench divided

M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Jonathan Edward Boyer, Petitioner v. Louisiana.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
Samuel AlitoRegular concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent
Sonia SotomayorDissent
Elena KaganDissent

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