2010 term · Roberts Court · 8-0
Doretha H. Henderson, Authorized Representative of David L. Henderson, Deceased, Petitioner v. Eric K. Shineski, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
562 U.S. 428 · 131 S. Ct. 1197 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 1901
The record
- Term
- 2010
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 8-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 09-1036
- U.S. Reports
- 562 U.S. 428
- S. Ct. citation
- 131 S. Ct. 1197
- LEXIS citation
- 2011 U.S. LEXIS 1901
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMM?
M 8 majority? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Unknown |
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