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2010 term · Roberts Court · 8-0

John D. Ashcroft, Petitioner v. Abdullah Al-Kidd

563 U.S. 731 · 131 S. Ct. 2074 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 4021

The record

Term
2010
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
10-98
U.S. Reports
563 U.S. 731
S. Ct. citation
131 S. Ct. 2074
LEXIS citation
2011 U.S. LEXIS 4021

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 4 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in John D. Ashcroft, Petitioner v. Abdullah Al-Kidd.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgSpecial concurrence
Stephen BreyerSpecial concurrence
Sonia SotomayorSpecial concurrence
Elena KaganUnknown

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