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2016 term · Roberts Court · 8-0

Lewis v. Clarke

137 S. Ct. 1285 · 2017 U.S. LEXIS 2796

The record

Term
2016
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
15-1500
U.S. Reports
S. Ct. citation
137 S. Ct. 1285
LEXIS citation
2017 U.S. LEXIS 2796

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Lewis v. Clarke.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Clarence ThomasSpecial concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgSpecial concurrence
Neil GorsuchUnknown

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