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2015 term · Roberts Court · 5-3

Mathis v. United States

579 U.S. 500 · 136 S. Ct. 2243 · 2016 U.S. LEXIS 4060

The record

Term
2015
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
15-6092
U.S. Reports
579 U.S. 500
S. Ct. citation
136 S. Ct. 2243
LEXIS citation
2016 U.S. LEXIS 4060

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Mathis v. United States.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent
Samuel AlitoDissent

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