2010 term · Roberts Court · 5-4
Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, et al., Petitioners v. John Thompson
563 U.S. 51 · 131 S. Ct. 1350 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 2594
The record
- Term
- 2010
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 09-571
- U.S. Reports
- 563 U.S. 51
- S. Ct. citation
- 131 S. Ct. 1350
- LEXIS citation
- 2011 U.S. LEXIS 2594
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDDD
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Regular concurrence |
| Samuel Alito | Regular concurrence |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent |
| Elena Kagan | Dissent |
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