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2015 term · Roberts Court · 9-0

Melene James v. City of Boise, Idaho, et al.

577 U.S. 306 · 136 S. Ct. 685 · 2016 U.S. LEXIS 947

The record

Term
2015
Decided
Issue area
Attorneys
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
15-493
U.S. Reports
577 U.S. 306
S. Ct. citation
136 S. Ct. 685
LEXIS citation
2016 U.S. LEXIS 947

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Melene James v. City of Boise, Idaho, et al.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority

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