2011 term · Roberts Court · 8-1
Menachem Binyamin Zivotofsky, by His Parents and Guardians, Ari Z. and Naomi Siegman Zivotofsky, Petitioner v. Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State
566 U.S. 189 · 132 S. Ct. 1421 · 2012 U.S. LEXIS 2536
The record
- Term
- 2011
- Decided
- Issue area
- Miscellaneous
- Vote split
- 8-1
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 10-699
- U.S. Reports
- 566 U.S. 189
- S. Ct. citation
- 132 S. Ct. 1421
- LEXIS citation
- 2012 U.S. LEXIS 2536
How the bench divided
MMMMMMCCD
M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Special concurrence |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Special concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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