2008 term · Roberts Court · 5-4
Hugh M. Caperton, et al. v. A. T. Massey Coal Company, Inc., et al.
556 U.S. 868 · 129 S. Ct. 2252 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 4157
The record
- Term
- 2008
- Decided
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 08-22
- U.S. Reports
- 556 U.S. 868
- S. Ct. citation
- 129 S. Ct. 2252
- LEXIS citation
- 2009 U.S. LEXIS 4157
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
| Samuel Alito | Dissent |
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