2009 term · Roberts Court · 8-1
United States v. Robert J. Stevens
559 U.S. 460 · 130 S. Ct. 1577 · 2010 U.S. LEXIS 3478
The record
- Term
- 2009
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 08-769
- U.S. Reports
- 559 U.S. 460
- S. Ct. citation
- 130 S. Ct. 1577
- LEXIS citation
- 2010 U.S. LEXIS 3478
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMD
M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Dissent |
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