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2009 term · Roberts Court · 6-3

State of Alabama, et al., Plaintiffs v. State of North Carolina.

560 U.S. 330 · 130 S. Ct. 2295 · 2010 U.S. LEXIS 4381

The record

Term
2009
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Docket
132, Orig.
U.S. Reports
560 U.S. 330
S. Ct. citation
130 S. Ct. 2295
LEXIS citation
2010 U.S. LEXIS 4381

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in State of Alabama, et al., Plaintiffs v. State of North Carolina.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
Sonia SotomayorRegular concurrence
John G. RobertsDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent

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