2015 term · Roberts Court · 6-2
Scott Kernan, Secretary, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation v. Antonio A. Hinojosa
578 U.S. 412 · 136 S. Ct. 1603 · 2016 U.S. LEXIS 3051
The record
- Term
- 2015
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 15-833
- U.S. Reports
- 578 U.S. 412
- S. Ct. citation
- 136 S. Ct. 1603
- LEXIS citation
- 2016 U.S. LEXIS 3051
How the bench divided
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M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent |
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