2008 term · Roberts Court · 9-0
Philip Morris USA Inc. v. Mayola Williams, Personal Representative of the Estate of Jesse D. Williams, Deceased
556 U.S. 178 · 129 S. Ct. 1436 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 2493
The record
- Term
- 2008
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Petition denied/appeal dismissed
- Docket
- 07-1216
- U.S. Reports
- 556 U.S. 178
- S. Ct. citation
- 129 S. Ct. 1436
- LEXIS citation
- 2009 U.S. LEXIS 2493
How the bench divided
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M 9 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
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