2015 term · Roberts Court · 6-2
Puerto RICO v. Sanchez Valle
579 U.S. 59 · 136 S. Ct. 1863 · 2016 U.S. LEXIS 3773
The record
- Term
- 2015
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 15-108
- U.S. Reports
- 579 U.S. 59
- S. Ct. citation
- 136 S. Ct. 1863
- LEXIS citation
- 2016 U.S. LEXIS 3773
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Regular concurrence |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Regular concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent |
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