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2007 term · Roberts Court · 7-2

Department of Revenue of Kentucky, et al. v. George W. Davis, et Ux

553 U.S. 328 · 128 S. Ct. 1801 · 2008 U.S. LEXIS 4312

The record

Term
2007
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
06-666
U.S. Reports
553 U.S. 328
S. Ct. citation
128 S. Ct. 1801
LEXIS citation
2008 U.S. LEXIS 4312

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 4 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Department of Revenue of Kentucky, et al. v. George W. Davis, et Ux.
JusticeVote
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
John G. RobertsRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasSpecial concurrence
Anthony KennedyDissent
Samuel AlitoDissent

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