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2017 term · Roberts Court · 7-2

Ortiz v. United States

138 S. Ct. 2165 · 2018 U.S. LEXIS 3843

The record

Term
2017
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
16-1423
U.S. Reports
S. Ct. citation
138 S. Ct. 2165
LEXIS citation
2018 U.S. LEXIS 3843

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

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

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