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2006 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Philip Morris USA v. Mayola Williams, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jesse D. Williams, Deceased

549 U.S. 346 · 127 S. Ct. 1057 · 2007 U.S. LEXIS 1332

The record

Term
2006
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
05-1256
U.S. Reports
549 U.S. 346
S. Ct. citation
127 S. Ct. 1057
LEXIS citation
2007 U.S. LEXIS 1332

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Philip Morris USA v. Mayola Williams, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jesse D. Williams, Deceased.
JusticeVote
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John G. RobertsMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent

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