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2017 term · Roberts Court · 9-0

Byrd v. United States

138 S. Ct. 1518 · 2018 U.S. LEXIS 2803

The record

Term
2017
Decided
Issue area
Criminal Procedure
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
16-1371
U.S. Reports
S. Ct. citation
138 S. Ct. 1518
LEXIS citation
2018 U.S. LEXIS 2803

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in Byrd v. United States.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
Samuel AlitoRegular concurrence
Neil GorsuchRegular concurrence

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