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2016 term · Roberts Court · 8-0

Howell v. Howell

137 S. Ct. 1400 · 2017 U.S. LEXIS 2946

The record

Term
2016
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
15-1031
U.S. Reports
S. Ct. citation
137 S. Ct. 1400
LEXIS citation
2017 U.S. LEXIS 2946

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Howell v. Howell.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
Neil GorsuchUnknown

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