2008 term · Roberts Court · 6-3
Wyeth v. Diana Levine
555 U.S. 555 · 129 S. Ct. 1187 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 1774
The record
- Term
- 2008
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 06-1249
- U.S. Reports
- 555 U.S. 555
- S. Ct. citation
- 129 S. Ct. 1187
- LEXIS citation
- 2009 U.S. LEXIS 1774
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDDD
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Regular concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence |
| John G. Roberts | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Samuel Alito | Dissent |
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