2007 term · Roberts Court · 7-2
United States v. Michael Williams
553 U.S. 285 · 128 S. Ct. 1830 · 2008 U.S. LEXIS 4314
The record
- Term
- 2007
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 06-694
- U.S. Reports
- 553 U.S. 285
- S. Ct. citation
- 128 S. Ct. 1830
- LEXIS citation
- 2008 U.S. LEXIS 4314
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Regular concurrence |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
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