Monroe Ace Setser, Petitioner v. United States
Decided March 28, 2012. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 10-7387 · 566 U.S. 231 (2012) · Cited 464 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- Antonin Scalia · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Clarence Thomas
- Elena Kagan
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Sonia Sotomayor
Dissenting · 3
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- 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.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Mistretta v. United States · 488 U.S. 361 (1989)
- Oregon v. Ice · 555 U.S. 160 (2009)
- Barber v. Thomas · 560 U.S. 474 (2010)
- United States v. Booker · 543 U.S. 220 (2005)
- Gall v. United States · 552 U.S. 38 (2007)
- New Orleans Public Service, Inc. v. Council of City of New Orleans · 491 U.S. 350 (1989)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- United States v. Menasche · 348 U.S. 528 (1955)
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