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Analysis Overview	Issues Summary	Frequency Distributions	Crosstab Reports	Case Details

Supreme Court Detail

Case Name	DENNIS HOLLINGSWORTH, et al., APPLICANTS v. KRISTIN M. PERRY et al. LEXIS \| Westlaw \| FindLaw \| CourtListener Note: FindLaw and CourtListener are free services.
Date Decision	January 13, 2010
Date Argument	none
Decision Type	per curiam (no oral argument)
Citations	558 U.S. 183 130 S. Ct. 705 2010 U.S. LEXIS 533 175 L. Ed. 2d 657
Docket	09A648

Lower Court Detail

Court in which Case Originated	California Northern U.S. District Court
Court whose Decision was Reviewed	U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Petitioner	voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)
Respondent	voter, prospective voter, elector, or a nonelective official seeking reapportionment or redistricting of legislative districts (POL)

Vote Detail

Issue/Legal Provision (1 of 1)	JUDICIAL POWER Judicial Administration: Jurisdiction Or Authority Of Federal District Courts Or Territorial Courts INFREQUENTLY LITIGATED STATUTES Infrequently litigated statutes 28/207
Vote Coalition	5 - 4
Decision Direction	Conservative
Justice Votes	voted with majority or plurality Scalia Kennedy Thomas Roberts Alito dissent Stevens Ginsburg Breyer Sotomayor

Supreme Court Database Detail

SCDB ID

2009-018-01

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