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2008 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Altria Group, Inc., et al. v. Stephanie Good et al.

555 U.S. 70 · 129 S. Ct. 538 · 2008 U.S. LEXIS 9127

The record

Term
2008
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
07-562
U.S. Reports
555 U.S. 70
S. Ct. citation
129 S. Ct. 538
LEXIS citation
2008 U.S. LEXIS 9127

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Altria Group, Inc., et al. v. Stephanie Good et al.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John G. RobertsDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent
Samuel AlitoDissent

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