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2013 term · Roberts Court · 9-0

Lane v. Franks

573 U.S. 228 · 134 S. Ct. 2369 · 2014 U.S. LEXIS 4302

The record

Term
2013
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
13-483
U.S. Reports
573 U.S. 228
S. Ct. citation
134 S. Ct. 2369
LEXIS citation
2014 U.S. LEXIS 4302

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in Lane v. Franks.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
Samuel AlitoRegular concurrence

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