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2010 term · Roberts Court · 8-0

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, et al., Petitioners v. Robert M. Nelson et al.

562 U.S. 134 · 131 S. Ct. 746 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 911

The record

Term
2010
Decided
Issue area
Privacy
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
09-530
U.S. Reports
562 U.S. 134
S. Ct. citation
131 S. Ct. 746
LEXIS citation
2011 U.S. LEXIS 911

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in National Aeronautics and Space Administration, et al., Petitioners v. Robert M. Nelson et al.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
Clarence ThomasSpecial concurrence
Elena KaganUnknown

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