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2009 term · Roberts Court · 9-0

Mohamed Ali Samantar v. Bashe Abdi Yousuf et al.

560 U.S. 305 · 130 S. Ct. 2278 · 2010 U.S. LEXIS 4378

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
08-1555
U.S. Reports
560 U.S. 305
S. Ct. citation
130 S. Ct. 2278
LEXIS citation
2010 U.S. LEXIS 4378

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in Mohamed Ali Samantar v. Bashe Abdi Yousuf et al.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
Samuel AlitoRegular concurrence
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence

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