2011 term · Roberts Court · 9-0
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, Petitioner v. Karen K. Capato, on Behalf of B. N. C., et al.
566 U.S. 541 · 132 S. Ct. 2021 · 2012 U.S. LEXIS 3782
The record
- Term
- 2011
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 11-159
- U.S. Reports
- 566 U.S. 541
- S. Ct. citation
- 132 S. Ct. 2021
- LEXIS citation
- 2012 U.S. LEXIS 3782
How the bench divided
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M 9 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
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