2007 term · Roberts Court · 9-0
Michael J. Knight, Trustee of the William L. Rudkin Testamentary Trust v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
552 U.S. 181 · 128 S. Ct. 782 · 2008 U.S. LEXIS 1096
The record
- Term
- 2007
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 06-1286
- U.S. Reports
- 552 U.S. 181
- S. Ct. citation
- 128 S. Ct. 782
- LEXIS citation
- 2008 U.S. LEXIS 1096
How the bench divided
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M 9 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
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