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2015 term · Roberts Court · 8-0

United States v. Bryant

579 U.S. 140 · 136 S. Ct. 1954 · 2016 U.S. LEXIS 3775

The record

Term
2015
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
15-420
U.S. Reports
579 U.S. 140
S. Ct. citation
136 S. Ct. 1954
LEXIS citation
2016 U.S. LEXIS 3775

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurring

How each justice voted in United States v. Bryant.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence

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