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2010 term · Roberts Court · 8-0

Federal Communications Commission, et al., Petitioners v. AT&T Inc. et al.

562 U.S. 397 · 131 S. Ct. 1177 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 1899

The record

Term
2010
Decided
Issue area
Privacy
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
09-1279
U.S. Reports
562 U.S. 397
S. Ct. citation
131 S. Ct. 1177
LEXIS citation
2011 U.S. LEXIS 1899

How the bench divided

M 8 majority? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Federal Communications Commission, et al., Petitioners v. AT&T Inc. et al.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganUnknown

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