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2016 term · Roberts Court · 8-0

Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools

137 S. Ct. 743 · 2017 U.S. LEXIS 1427

The record

Term
2016
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
15-497
U.S. Reports
S. Ct. citation
137 S. Ct. 743
LEXIS citation
2017 U.S. LEXIS 1427

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
Samuel AlitoRegular concurrence

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