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2007 term · Roberts Court · 7-2

Chamber of Commerce of the United States v. Brown

554 U.S. 60 · 128 S. Ct. 2408 · 2008 U.S. LEXIS 5033

The record

Term
2007
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
06-939
U.S. Reports
554 U.S. 60
S. Ct. citation
128 S. Ct. 2408
LEXIS citation
2008 U.S. LEXIS 5033

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Chamber of Commerce of the United States v. Brown.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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