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2009 term · Roberts Court · 7-1

Monsanto Company, et al. v. Geertson Seed Farms et al.

561 U.S. 139 · 130 S. Ct. 2743 · 2010 U.S. LEXIS 4980

The record

Term
2009
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
09-475
U.S. Reports
561 U.S. 139
S. Ct. citation
130 S. Ct. 2743
LEXIS citation
2010 U.S. LEXIS 4980

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Monsanto Company, et al. v. Geertson Seed Farms et al.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Stephen BreyerUnknown

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