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October Term 2015 · decided Jun 23, 2016

Birchfield v. North Dakota

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  • Birchfield v. North Dakota, OT 2015, June 23, 2016.
  • Citation: 579 U.S. 438.
  • Vote: 7 to 1.
  • Issue area: Criminal Procedure.

Recorded metadata

Decided 2016-06-23 (October Term 2015). Citation: 579 U.S. 438. Vote: 7–1. Issue area: Criminal Procedure. (Metadata from the Supreme Court Database.)

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Majority (5)

Concurrence (2)

Dissent (1)

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