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2010 term · Roberts Court · 6-3

Sorrell, Attorney General of Vermont, et al. v. Ims Health Inc. et Al

564 U.S. 552 · 131 S. Ct. 2653 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 4794

The record

Term
2010
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
10-779
U.S. Reports
564 U.S. 552
S. Ct. citation
131 S. Ct. 2653
LEXIS citation
2011 U.S. LEXIS 4794

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Sorrell, Attorney General of Vermont, et al. v. Ims Health Inc. et Al.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent
Elena KaganDissent

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