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2016 term · Roberts Court · 7-2

Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Bd.

137 S. Ct. 1975 · 2017 U.S. LEXIS 4044

The record

Term
2016
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
16-399
U.S. Reports
S. Ct. citation
137 S. Ct. 1975
LEXIS citation
2017 U.S. LEXIS 4044

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Bd.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Clarence ThomasDissent
Neil GorsuchDissent

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