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2014 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Yates v. United States

574 U.S. 528 · 135 S. Ct. 1074 · 2015 U.S. LEXIS 1503

The record

Term
2014
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
13-7451
U.S. Reports
574 U.S. 528
S. Ct. citation
135 S. Ct. 1074
LEXIS citation
2015 U.S. LEXIS 1503

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Yates v. United States.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgJudgment of the Court
Samuel AlitoSpecial concurrence
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent
Elena KaganDissent

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