Mary Berghuis, Warden v. Van Chester Thompkins
Decided June 1, 2010. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 08-1470 · 560 U.S. 370 (2010)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Antonin Scalia
- Clarence Thomas
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Dissenting · 4
- John Paul Stevens
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Sonia Sotomayor · filed a dissenting opinion
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
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