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2006 term · Roberts Court · 5-3

Linda A. Watters, Commissioner, Michigan Office of Insurance and Financial Services v. Wachovia Bank, N. A., et al.

550 U.S. 1 · 127 S. Ct. 1559 · 2007 U.S. LEXIS 4336

The record

Term
2006
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
05-1342
U.S. Reports
550 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
127 S. Ct. 1559
LEXIS citation
2007 U.S. LEXIS 4336

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Linda A. Watters, Commissioner, Michigan Office of Insurance and Financial Services v. Wachovia Bank, N. A., et al.
JusticeVote
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
John G. RobertsDissent
Clarence ThomasUnknown

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