Harvey Leroy Sossamon, III, Petitioner v. Texas et al.
Decided April 20, 2011. Clarence Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 08-1438 · 563 U.S. 277 (2011)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–2.
Majority · 6
- Clarence Thomas · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Antonin Scalia
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Dissenting · 2
- Sonia Sotomayor · filed a dissenting opinion
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
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