2010 term · Roberts Court · 6-2
Russel Bruesewitz, et al. Petitioners v. Wyeth LLC, fka Wyeth, Inc., fka Wyeth Laboratories, et al.
562 U.S. 223 · 131 S. Ct. 1068 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 1085
The record
- Term
- 2010
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 09-152
- U.S. Reports
- 562 U.S. 223
- S. Ct. citation
- 131 S. Ct. 1068
- LEXIS citation
- 2011 U.S. LEXIS 1085
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDD?
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Regular concurrence |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent |
| Elena Kagan | Unknown |
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