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2009 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Dennis Hollingsworth, et al., Applicants v. Kristin M. Perry et al.

558 U.S. 183 · 130 S. Ct. 705 · 2010 U.S. LEXIS 533

The record

Term
2009
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Stay/petition/motion granted
Docket
09A648
U.S. Reports
558 U.S. 183
S. Ct. citation
130 S. Ct. 705
LEXIS citation
2010 U.S. LEXIS 533

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Dennis Hollingsworth, et al., Applicants v. Kristin M. Perry et al.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent
Sonia SotomayorDissent

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