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2005 term · Roberts Court · 8-0

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Shadi Dabit

547 U.S. 71 · 126 S. Ct. 1503 · 2006 U.S. LEXIS 2497

The record

Term
2005
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
04-1371
U.S. Reports
547 U.S. 71
S. Ct. citation
126 S. Ct. 1503
LEXIS citation
2006 U.S. LEXIS 2497

How the bench divided

M 8 majority? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. v. Shadi Dabit.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John G. RobertsMajority
Samuel AlitoUnknown

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