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2012 term · Roberts Court · 9-0

Linda Metrish, Warden, Petitioner v. Burt Lancaster

569 U.S. 351 · 133 S. Ct. 1781 · 2013 U.S. LEXIS 3839

The record

Term
2012
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
12-547
U.S. Reports
569 U.S. 351
S. Ct. citation
133 S. Ct. 1781
LEXIS citation
2013 U.S. LEXIS 3839

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Linda Metrish, Warden, Petitioner v. Burt Lancaster.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority

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