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2009 term · Roberts Court · 8-1

John Doe #1, et al. v. Sam Reed, Washington Secretary of State, et al.

561 U.S. 186 · 130 S. Ct. 2811 · 2010 U.S. LEXIS 5256

The record

Term
2009
Decided
Issue area
Privacy
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
09-559
U.S. Reports
561 U.S. 186
S. Ct. citation
130 S. Ct. 2811
LEXIS citation
2010 U.S. LEXIS 5256

How the bench divided

M 2 majorityC 6 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in John Doe #1, et al. v. Sam Reed, Washington Secretary of State, et al.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgRegular concurrence
Stephen BreyerRegular concurrence
Samuel AlitoRegular concurrence
Sonia SotomayorRegular concurrence
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
Clarence ThomasDissent

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