2010 term · Roberts Court · 9-0
Michelle Oritz, Petitioner v. Paula Jordan et al.
562 U.S. 180 · 131 S. Ct. 884 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 915
The record
- Term
- 2010
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 09-737
- U.S. Reports
- 562 U.S. 180
- S. Ct. citation
- 131 S. Ct. 884
- LEXIS citation
- 2011 U.S. LEXIS 915
How the bench divided
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M 6 majorityC 3 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Special concurrence |
| Anthony Kennedy | Special concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence |
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