2010 term · Roberts Court · 6-2
Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy, Petitioner v. James W. Stewart III, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, et al.
563 U.S. 247 · 131 S. Ct. 1632 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 3186
The record
- Term
- 2010
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 09-529
- U.S. Reports
- 563 U.S. 247
- S. Ct. citation
- 131 S. Ct. 1632
- LEXIS citation
- 2011 U.S. LEXIS 3186
How the bench divided
MMMMCCDD?
M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Regular concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Regular concurrence |
| John G. Roberts | Dissent |
| Samuel Alito | Dissent |
| Elena Kagan | Unknown |
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