Jonathan Edward Boyer, Petitioner v. Louisiana
Decided April 29, 2013. The Court ruled per curiam, an unsigned opinion of the Court.
Docket 11-9953 · 569 U.S. 238 (2013)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 2
Concurring · 3
- Antonin Scalia
- Clarence Thomas · filed a concurring opinion
- Samuel A. Alito Jr. · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 4
- Elena Kagan
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Sonia Sotomayor · filed a dissenting opinion
- 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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