Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2008

Edward Nathaniel Bell v. Loretta K. Kelly, Warden

Decided November 17, 2008. The Court ruled per curiam, an unsigned opinion of the Court.

Docket 07-1223 · 555 U.S. 55 (2008)

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

Majority · 9

Anthony McLeod Kennedy
Antonin Scalia
Clarence Thomas
David Hackett Souter
John Glover Roberts Jr.
John Paul Stevens
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Stephen Gerald Breyer

“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.

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