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2015 term · Roberts Court · 6-2

Voisine v. United States

579 U.S. 686 · 136 S. Ct. 2272 · 2016 U.S. LEXIS 4061

The record

Term
2015
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
14-10154
U.S. Reports
579 U.S. 686
S. Ct. citation
136 S. Ct. 2272
LEXIS citation
2016 U.S. LEXIS 4061

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Voisine v. United States.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Clarence ThomasDissent
Sonia SotomayorDissent

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