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2019 term · Roberts Court · 7-2

Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam

140 S. Ct. 1959 · 2020 U.S. LEXIS 3375

The record

Term
2019
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
19-161
U.S. Reports
S. Ct. citation
140 S. Ct. 1959
LEXIS citation
2020 U.S. LEXIS 3375

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Department of Homeland Security v. Thuraissigiam.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Neil GorsuchMajority
Brett KavanaughMajority
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgSpecial concurrence
Stephen BreyerSpecial concurrence
Sonia SotomayorDissent
Elena KaganDissent

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