Jose Ernesto Medellin v. Doug Dretke, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
Decided May 23, 2005. The Court ruled per curiam, an unsigned opinion of the Court.
Docket 04-5928 · 544 U.S. 660 (2005)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Concurring · 1
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 4
- David Hackett Souter · filed a dissenting opinion
- John Paul Stevens
- Sandra Day O'Connor · filed a dissenting opinion
- Stephen Gerald Breyer · 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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