2007 term · Roberts Court · 5-4
District of Columbia v. Heller
554 U.S. 570 · 128 S. Ct. 2783 · 2008 U.S. LEXIS 5268
The record
- Term
- 2007
- Decided
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 07-290
- U.S. Reports
- 554 U.S. 570
- S. Ct. citation
- 128 S. Ct. 2783
- LEXIS citation
- 2008 U.S. LEXIS 5268
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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