2005 term · Roberts Court · 8-0
Donald H. Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, et al. v. Forum for Academic and Institutional Rights, Inc., et al.
547 U.S. 47 · 126 S. Ct. 1297 · 2006 U.S. LEXIS 2025
The record
- Term
- 2005
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 04-1152
- U.S. Reports
- 547 U.S. 47
- S. Ct. citation
- 126 S. Ct. 1297
- LEXIS citation
- 2006 U.S. LEXIS 2025
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMM?
M 8 majority? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Unknown |
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