2015 term · Roberts Court · 6-2
Lockhart v. United States
577 U.S. 347 · 136 S. Ct. 958 · 2016 U.S. LEXIS 1611
The record
- Term
- 2015
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 14-8358
- U.S. Reports
- 577 U.S. 347
- S. Ct. citation
- 136 S. Ct. 958
- LEXIS citation
- 2016 U.S. LEXIS 1611
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
| Elena Kagan | Dissent |
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