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2006 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

National Association of Home Builders, et al. v. Defenders of Wildlife et al.

551 U.S. 644 · 127 S. Ct. 2518 · 2007 U.S. LEXIS 8312

The record

Term
2006
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
06-340
U.S. Reports
551 U.S. 644
S. Ct. citation
127 S. Ct. 2518
LEXIS citation
2007 U.S. LEXIS 8312

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in National Association of Home Builders, et al. v. Defenders of Wildlife et al.
JusticeVote
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
John G. RobertsMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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