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2016 term · Roberts Court · 6-3

Pavan v. Smith

137 S. Ct. 2075 · 2017 U.S. LEXIS 4064

The record

Term
2016
Decided
Issue area
Due Process
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
16-992
U.S. Reports
S. Ct. citation
137 S. Ct. 2075
LEXIS citation
2017 U.S. LEXIS 4064

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Pavan v. Smith.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Clarence ThomasDissent
Samuel AlitoDissent
Neil GorsuchDissent

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