2010 term · Roberts Court · 5-4
Howard K. Stern, Executor of the Estate of Vicki Lynn Marshall, Petitioner, v. Elaine T. Marshall, Executrix of the Estate of E. Pierce Marshall
564 U.S. 462 · 131 S. Ct. 2594 · 2011 U.S. LEXIS 4791
The record
- Term
- 2010
- Decided
- Issue area
- Private Action
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Unspecifiable
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 10-179
- U.S. Reports
- 564 U.S. 462
- S. Ct. citation
- 131 S. Ct. 2594
- LEXIS citation
- 2011 U.S. LEXIS 4791
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Regular concurrence |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent |
| Elena Kagan | Dissent |
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