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2006 term · Roberts Court · 9-0

Lisa Watson, et al. v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc., et al.

551 U.S. 142 · 127 S. Ct. 2301 · 2007 U.S. LEXIS 7514

The record

Term
2006
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
05-1284
U.S. Reports
551 U.S. 142
S. Ct. citation
127 S. Ct. 2301
LEXIS citation
2007 U.S. LEXIS 7514

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Lisa Watson, et al. v. Philip Morris Companies, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John G. RobertsMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority

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