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2014 term · Roberts Court · 8-1

Mata v. Lynch

576 U.S. 143 · 135 S. Ct. 2150 · 2015 U.S. LEXIS 3919

The record

Term
2014
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
14-185
U.S. Reports
576 U.S. 143
S. Ct. citation
135 S. Ct. 2150
LEXIS citation
2015 U.S. LEXIS 3919

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Mata v. Lynch.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Clarence ThomasDissent

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