2007 term · Roberts Court · 6-3
Myrna Gomez-Perez v. John E. Potter, Postmaster General
553 U.S. 474 · 128 S. Ct. 1931 · 2008 U.S. LEXIS 4518
The record
- Term
- 2007
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 06-1321
- U.S. Reports
- 553 U.S. 474
- S. Ct. citation
- 128 S. Ct. 1931
- LEXIS citation
- 2008 U.S. LEXIS 4518
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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