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2005 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

John A. Rapanos, et ux., et al. v. United States

547 U.S. 715 · 126 S. Ct. 2208 · 2006 U.S. LEXIS 4887

The record

Term
2005
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
04-1034
U.S. Reports
547 U.S. 715
S. Ct. citation
126 S. Ct. 2208
LEXIS citation
2006 U.S. LEXIS 4887

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in John A. Rapanos, et ux., et al. v. United States.
JusticeVote
Clarence ThomasMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Antonin ScaliaJudgment of the Court
John G. RobertsRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedySpecial concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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