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2008 term · Roberts Court · 8-1

Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, et al.

557 U.S. 193 · 129 S. Ct. 2504 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 4539

The record

Term
2008
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
08-322
U.S. Reports
557 U.S. 193
S. Ct. citation
129 S. Ct. 2504
LEXIS citation
2009 U.S. LEXIS 4539

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District Number One v. Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, et al.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Clarence ThomasDissent

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