2009 term · Roberts Court · 9-0
Merck & Co., Inc., et al. v. Richard Reynolds et al.
559 U.S. 633 · 130 S. Ct. 1784 · 2010 U.S. LEXIS 3671
The record
- Term
- 2009
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 08-905
- U.S. Reports
- 559 U.S. 633
- S. Ct. citation
- 130 S. Ct. 1784
- LEXIS citation
- 2010 U.S. LEXIS 3671
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCC
M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Regular concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence |
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