2008 term · Roberts Court · 6-3
Forest Grove School District v. T. A.
557 U.S. 230 · 129 S. Ct. 2484 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 4645
The record
- Term
- 2008
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 08-305
- U.S. Reports
- 557 U.S. 230
- S. Ct. citation
- 129 S. Ct. 2484
- LEXIS citation
- 2009 U.S. LEXIS 4645
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| David Souter | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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