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2007 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land & Cattle Co.

554 U.S. 316 · 128 S. Ct. 2709 · 2008 U.S. LEXIS 5261

The record

Term
2007
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
07-411
U.S. Reports
554 U.S. 316
S. Ct. citation
128 S. Ct. 2709
LEXIS citation
2008 U.S. LEXIS 5261

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Plains Commerce Bank v. Long Family Land & Cattle Co.
JusticeVote
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
John G. RobertsMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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