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2011 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Lynwood D. Hall, et ux., Petitioners v. United States

566 U.S. 506 · 132 S. Ct. 1882 · 2012 U.S. LEXIS 3781

The record

Term
2011
Decided
Issue area
Federal Taxation
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
10-875
U.S. Reports
566 U.S. 506
S. Ct. citation
132 S. Ct. 1882
LEXIS citation
2012 U.S. LEXIS 3781

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Lynwood D. Hall, et ux., Petitioners v. United States.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Anthony KennedyDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent
Elena KaganDissent

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