2006 term · Roberts Court · 5-4
Jay F. Hein, Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, et al. v. Freedom from Religion Foundation, Inc., et al.
551 U.S. 587 · 127 S. Ct. 2553 · 2007 U.S. LEXIS 8512
The record
- Term
- 2006
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 06-157
- U.S. Reports
- 551 U.S. 587
- S. Ct. citation
- 127 S. Ct. 2553
- LEXIS citation
- 2007 U.S. LEXIS 8512
How the bench divided
MMCCCDDDD
M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Judgment of the Court |
| Anthony Kennedy | Regular concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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