2005 term · Roberts Court · 6-3
Neil Randall, et al. v. William H. Sorrell et al.
548 U.S. 230 · 126 S. Ct. 2479 · 2006 U.S. LEXIS 5161
The record
- Term
- 2005
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 04-1528
- U.S. Reports
- 548 U.S. 230
- S. Ct. citation
- 126 S. Ct. 2479
- LEXIS citation
- 2006 U.S. LEXIS 5161
How the bench divided
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M 2 majorityC 4 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Judgment of the Court |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| Anthony Kennedy | Special concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence |
| Samuel Alito | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
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