2016 term · Roberts Court · 8-0
Bethune-Hill v. VA Bd. of Elections
137 S. Ct. 788 · 2017 U.S. LEXIS 1568
The record
- Term
- 2016
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and remanded in part
- Docket
- 15-680
- U.S. Reports
- —
- S. Ct. citation
- 137 S. Ct. 788
- LEXIS citation
- 2017 U.S. LEXIS 1568
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCC
M 6 majorityC 2 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence |
| Samuel Alito | Special concurrence |
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