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2005 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Central Virginia Community College, et al. v. Bernard Katz, Liquidating Supervisor for Wallace'S Bookstores, Inc.

546 U.S. 356 · 126 S. Ct. 990 · 2006 U.S. LEXIS 917

The record

Term
2005
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
04-885
U.S. Reports
546 U.S. 356
S. Ct. citation
126 S. Ct. 990
LEXIS citation
2006 U.S. LEXIS 917

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Central Virginia Community College, et al. v. Bernard Katz, Liquidating Supervisor for Wallace'S Bookstores, Inc.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent
John G. RobertsDissent

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