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2008 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Entergy Corporation v. Riverkeeper, Inc., et al.

556 U.S. 208 · 129 S. Ct. 1498 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 2498

The record

Term
2008
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
07-588
U.S. Reports
556 U.S. 208
S. Ct. citation
129 S. Ct. 1498
LEXIS citation
2009 U.S. LEXIS 2498

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Entergy Corporation v. Riverkeeper, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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