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2006 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General v. Leroy Carhart, et al.

550 U.S. 124 · 127 S. Ct. 1610 · 2007 U.S. LEXIS 4338

The record

Term
2006
Decided
Issue area
Privacy
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
05-380
U.S. Reports
550 U.S. 124
S. Ct. citation
127 S. Ct. 1610
LEXIS citation
2007 U.S. LEXIS 4338

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General v. Leroy Carhart, et al.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent