2010 term · Roberts Court · 8-1
Albert Snyder, Petitioner v. Fred W. Phelps, Sr., et al.
562 U.S. 443 · 131 S. Ct. 1207 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 1903
The record
- Term
- 2010
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 09-751
- U.S. Reports
- 562 U.S. 443
- S. Ct. citation
- 131 S. Ct. 1207
- LEXIS citation
- 2011 U.S. LEXIS 1903
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMCD
M 7 majorityC 1 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Regular concurrence |
| Samuel Alito | Dissent |
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