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2016 term · Roberts Court · 8-0

Cty. of Los Angeles v. Mendez

137 S. Ct. 1539 · 2017 U.S. LEXIS 3396

The record

Term
2016
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
16-369
U.S. Reports
S. Ct. citation
137 S. Ct. 1539
LEXIS citation
2017 U.S. LEXIS 3396

How the bench divided

M 8 majority? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Cty. of Los Angeles v. Mendez.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Neil GorsuchUnknown

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