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2008 term · Roberts Court · 6-3

Donald L. Carcieri, Governor of Rhode Island, et al. v. Ken L. Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, et al.

555 U.S. 379 · 129 S. Ct. 1058 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 1633

The record

Term
2008
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
07-526
U.S. Reports
555 U.S. 379
S. Ct. citation
129 S. Ct. 1058
LEXIS citation
2009 U.S. LEXIS 1633

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Donald L. Carcieri, Governor of Rhode Island, et al. v. Ken L. Salazar, Secretary of the Interior, et al.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Stephen BreyerRegular concurrence
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent

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