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2007 term · Roberts Court · 7-1

Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Lab.

554 U.S. 84 · 128 S. Ct. 2395 · 2008 U.S. LEXIS 5029

The record

Term
2007
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
06-1505
U.S. Reports
554 U.S. 84
S. Ct. citation
128 S. Ct. 2395
LEXIS citation
2008 U.S. LEXIS 5029

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Meacham v. Knolls Atomic Power Lab.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
John G. RobertsMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
Clarence ThomasDissent
Stephen BreyerUnknown

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