2014 term · Roberts Court · 7-2
Christeson v. Roper
574 U.S. 373 · 135 S. Ct. 891 · 2015 U.S. LEXIS 627
The record
- Term
- 2014
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 14-6873
- U.S. Reports
- 574 U.S. 373
- S. Ct. citation
- 135 S. Ct. 891
- LEXIS citation
- 2015 U.S. LEXIS 627
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
| Samuel Alito | Dissent |
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