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2014 term · Roberts Court · 8-1

Heien v. North Carolina

574 U.S. 54 · 135 S. Ct. 530 · 2014 U.S. LEXIS 8306

The record

Term
2014
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
13-604
U.S. Reports
574 U.S. 54
S. Ct. citation
135 S. Ct. 530
LEXIS citation
2014 U.S. LEXIS 8306

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Heien v. North Carolina.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgRegular concurrence
Elena KaganRegular concurrence
Sonia SotomayorDissent

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