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2006 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Massachusetts, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency et al.

549 U.S. 497 · 127 S. Ct. 1438 · 2007 U.S. LEXIS 3785

The record

Term
2006
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
05-1120
U.S. Reports
549 U.S. 497
S. Ct. citation
127 S. Ct. 1438
LEXIS citation
2007 U.S. LEXIS 3785

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Massachusetts, et al. v. Environmental Protection Agency et al.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent
John G. RobertsDissent
Samuel AlitoDissent