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2009 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Christian Legal Society Chapter of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, aka Hastings Christian Fellowship v. Leo P. Martinez et al.

561 U.S. 661 · 130 S. Ct. 2971 · 2010 U.S. LEXIS 5367

The record

Term
2009
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
08-1371
U.S. Reports
561 U.S. 661
S. Ct. citation
130 S. Ct. 2971
LEXIS citation
2010 U.S. LEXIS 5367

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Christian Legal Society Chapter of the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, aka Hastings Christian Fellowship v. Leo P. Martinez et al.
JusticeVote
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
John Paul StevensRegular concurrence
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
John G. RobertsDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent
Samuel AlitoDissent

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