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2012 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Maetta Vance, Petitioner v. Ball State University

570 U.S. 421 · 133 S. Ct. 2434 · 2013 U.S. LEXIS 4703

The record

Term
2012
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
11-556
U.S. Reports
570 U.S. 421
S. Ct. citation
133 S. Ct. 2434
LEXIS citation
2013 U.S. LEXIS 4703

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Maetta Vance, Petitioner v. Ball State University.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent
Sonia SotomayorDissent
Elena KaganDissent

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