2008 term · Roberts Court · 5-4
Atlantic Sounding Co., Inc., et al. v. Edgar L. Townsend
557 U.S. 404 · 129 S. Ct. 2561 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 4732
The record
- Term
- 2008
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 08-214
- U.S. Reports
- 557 U.S. 404
- S. Ct. citation
- 129 S. Ct. 2561
- LEXIS citation
- 2009 U.S. LEXIS 4732
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| John G. Roberts | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
| Samuel Alito | Dissent |
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