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2014 term · Roberts Court · 8-0

City and County of San Francisco, California v. Sheehan

575 U.S. 600 · 135 S. Ct. 1765 · 2015 U.S. LEXIS 3200

The record

Term
2014
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Petition denied/appeal dismissed
Docket
13-1412
U.S. Reports
575 U.S. 600
S. Ct. citation
135 S. Ct. 1765
LEXIS citation
2015 U.S. LEXIS 3200

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in City and County of San Francisco, California v. Sheehan.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
Elena KaganRegular concurrence
Stephen BreyerUnknown

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