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2007 term · Roberts Court · 7-2

Federal Express Corporation v. Paul Holowecki, et Al

552 U.S. 389 · 128 S. Ct. 1147 · 2008 U.S. LEXIS 2196

The record

Term
2007
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
06-1322
U.S. Reports
552 U.S. 389
S. Ct. citation
128 S. Ct. 1147
LEXIS citation
2008 U.S. LEXIS 2196

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Federal Express Corporation v. Paul Holowecki, et Al.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John G. RobertsMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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