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2015 term · Roberts Court · 4-4

United States v. Texas

579 U.S. 547 · 136 S. Ct. 2271 · 2016 U.S. LEXIS 4057

The record

Term
2015
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
4-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
15-674
U.S. Reports
579 U.S. 547
S. Ct. citation
136 S. Ct. 2271
LEXIS citation
2016 U.S. LEXIS 4057

How the bench divided

– 8 not participating

The per-justice record for this case is incomplete: it accounts for 0 of the 8 votes in the reported 4-4 split.

How each justice voted in United States v. Texas.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsNo participation
Anthony KennedyNo participation
Clarence ThomasNo participation
Ruth Bader GinsburgNo participation
Stephen BreyerNo participation
Samuel AlitoNo participation
Sonia SotomayorNo participation
Elena KaganNo participation

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