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2007 term · Roberts Court · 8-1

Donna S. Riegel, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Charles R. Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc.

552 U.S. 312 · 128 S. Ct. 999 · 2008 U.S. LEXIS 2013

The record

Term
2007
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
06-179
U.S. Reports
552 U.S. 312
S. Ct. citation
128 S. Ct. 999
LEXIS citation
2008 U.S. LEXIS 2013

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Donna S. Riegel, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Charles R. Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc.
JusticeVote
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John G. RobertsMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
John Paul StevensSpecial concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent

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