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2012 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Maryland, Petitioner v. Alonzo Jay King, Jr.

569 U.S. 435 · 133 S. Ct. 1958 · 2013 U.S. LEXIS 4165

The record

Term
2012
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
12-207
U.S. Reports
569 U.S. 435
S. Ct. citation
133 S. Ct. 1958
LEXIS citation
2013 U.S. LEXIS 4165

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Maryland, Petitioner v. Alonzo Jay King, Jr.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Sonia SotomayorDissent
Elena KaganDissent

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