2008 term · Roberts Court · 7-2
Polar Tankers, Inc. v. City of Valdez, Alaska
557 U.S. 1 · 129 S. Ct. 2277 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 4319
The record
- Term
- 2008
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 08-310
- U.S. Reports
- 557 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 129 S. Ct. 2277
- LEXIS citation
- 2009 U.S. LEXIS 4319
How the bench divided
MMMMCCCDD
M 4 majorityC 3 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Regular concurrence |
| John G. Roberts | Special concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
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