2008 term · Roberts Court · 6-3
Ministry of Defense and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Dariush Elahi
556 U.S. 366 · 129 S. Ct. 1732 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 3118
The record
- Term
- 2008
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 07-615
- U.S. Reports
- 556 U.S. 366
- S. Ct. citation
- 129 S. Ct. 1732
- LEXIS citation
- 2009 U.S. LEXIS 3118
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
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