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2015 term · Roberts Court · 5-3

Luis v. United States

578 U.S. 5 · 136 S. Ct. 1083 · 2016 U.S. LEXIS 2272

The record

Term
2015
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
14-419
U.S. Reports
578 U.S. 5
S. Ct. citation
136 S. Ct. 1083
LEXIS citation
2016 U.S. LEXIS 2272

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Luis v. United States.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Stephen BreyerJudgment of the Court
Clarence ThomasSpecial concurrence
Anthony KennedyDissent
Samuel AlitoDissent
Elena KaganDissent

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