2006 term · Roberts Court · 7-2
Bell Atlantic Corporation, et al. v. William Twombly, et al.
550 U.S. 544 · 127 S. Ct. 1955 · 2007 U.S. LEXIS 5901
The record
- Term
- 2006
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 05-1126
- U.S. Reports
- 550 U.S. 544
- S. Ct. citation
- 127 S. Ct. 1955
- LEXIS citation
- 2007 U.S. LEXIS 5901
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
Read the opinion
Same issue area
More on Economic Activity
Decisions the Court reached on the same question, nearest in time to this one. Economic Activity accounts for 1,819 of the 9,277 decisions in this dataset.
Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc. v. Metrophones Telecommunications, Inc.
The Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations, et al. v. City of New York, New York
Charles Wilkie, et al. v. Harvey Frank Robbins
Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. v. Reeder-Simco GMC, Inc.
Department of Revenue of Kentucky, et al. v. George W. Davis, et Ux
Fla. Dep'T of Revenue v. Piccadilly Cafeterias, Inc.