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2012 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Shelby County v. Holder

570 U.S. 529 · 133 S. Ct. 2612 · 2013 U.S. LEXIS 4917

The record

Term
2012
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
12-96
U.S. Reports
570 U.S. 529
S. Ct. citation
133 S. Ct. 2612
LEXIS citation
2013 U.S. LEXIS 4917

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Shelby County v. Holder.
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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