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2007 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Abdus-Shahid M. S. Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons et Al

552 U.S. 214 · 128 S. Ct. 831 · 2008 U.S. LEXIS 1212

The record

Term
2007
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
06-9130
U.S. Reports
552 U.S. 214
S. Ct. citation
128 S. Ct. 831
LEXIS citation
2008 U.S. LEXIS 1212

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Abdus-Shahid M. S. Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons et Al.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
David SouterDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent