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2013 term · Roberts Court · 9-0

Burrage v. United States

571 U.S. 204 · 134 S. Ct. 881 · 2014 U.S. LEXIS 797

The record

Term
2013
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
12-7515
U.S. Reports
571 U.S. 204
S. Ct. citation
134 S. Ct. 881
LEXIS citation
2014 U.S. LEXIS 797

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Burrage v. United States.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgSpecial concurrence
Sonia SotomayorSpecial concurrence

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