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2008 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Jack Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc.

557 U.S. 167 · 129 S. Ct. 2343 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 4535

The record

Term
2008
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
08-441
U.S. Reports
557 U.S. 167
S. Ct. citation
129 S. Ct. 2343
LEXIS citation
2009 U.S. LEXIS 4535

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Jack Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc.
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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