2009 term · Roberts Court · 7-2
Karen L. Jerman v. Carlisle, McNellie, Rini, Kramer & Ulrich Lpa, et al.
559 U.S. 573 · 130 S. Ct. 1605 · 2010 U.S. LEXIS 3480
The record
- Term
- 2009
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 08-1200
- U.S. Reports
- 559 U.S. 573
- S. Ct. citation
- 130 S. Ct. 1605
- LEXIS citation
- 2010 U.S. LEXIS 3480
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Regular concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
| Samuel Alito | Dissent |
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