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2012 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Edward F. Maracich, et al., Petitioners v. Michael Eugene Spears et al.

570 U.S. 48 · 133 S. Ct. 2191 · 2013 U.S. LEXIS 4546

The record

Term
2012
Decided
Issue area
Attorneys
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
12-25
U.S. Reports
570 U.S. 48
S. Ct. citation
133 S. Ct. 2191
LEXIS citation
2013 U.S. LEXIS 4546

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Edward F. Maracich, et al., Petitioners v. Michael Eugene Spears et al.
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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