Hurst v. Florida
Decided January 12, 2016. Sonia Sotomayor delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 14-7505 · 577 U.S. 92 (2016)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 7
- Sonia Sotomayor · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Antonin Scalia
- Clarence Thomas
- Elena Kagan
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Concurring · 1
- Stephen Gerald Breyer · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 1
- Samuel A. Alito Jr. · filed a dissenting opinion
“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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