2008 term · Roberts Court · 5-4
John D. Ashcroft, Former Attorney General, et al. v. Javaid Iqbal et al.
556 U.S. 662 · 129 S. Ct. 1937 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 3472
The record
- Term
- 2008
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 07-1015
- U.S. Reports
- 556 U.S. 662
- S. Ct. citation
- 129 S. Ct. 1937
- LEXIS citation
- 2009 U.S. LEXIS 3472
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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