2008 term · Roberts Court · 6-3
Ben Ysursa, Idaho Secretary of State, et al. v. Pocatello Education Association et al.
555 U.S. 353 · 129 S. Ct. 1093 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 1632
The record
- Term
- 2008
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 07-869
- U.S. Reports
- 555 U.S. 353
- S. Ct. citation
- 129 S. Ct. 1093
- LEXIS citation
- 2009 U.S. LEXIS 1632
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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