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2008 term · Roberts Court · 9-0

Daniel B. Locke, et al. v. Edward A. Karass, State Controller, et al.

555 U.S. 207 · 129 S. Ct. 798 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 590

The record

Term
2008
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
07-610
U.S. Reports
555 U.S. 207
S. Ct. citation
129 S. Ct. 798
LEXIS citation
2009 U.S. LEXIS 590

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in Daniel B. Locke, et al. v. Edward A. Karass, State Controller, et al.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John G. RobertsRegular concurrence
Antonin ScaliaRegular concurrence
Samuel AlitoRegular concurrence

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