2007 term · Roberts Court · 9-0
New York State Board of Elections, et al. v. Margarita Lopez Torres et Al
552 U.S. 196 · 128 S. Ct. 791 · 2008 U.S. LEXIS 1093
The record
- Term
- 2007
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 06-766
- U.S. Reports
- 552 U.S. 196
- S. Ct. citation
- 128 S. Ct. 791
- LEXIS citation
- 2008 U.S. LEXIS 1093
How the bench divided
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M 5 majorityC 4 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| David Souter | Regular concurrence |
| Anthony Kennedy | Special concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Special concurrence |
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