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2011 term · Roberts Court · 6-3

Elgin v. Department of Treasury

567 U.S. 1 · 132 S. Ct. 2126 · 2012 U.S. LEXIS 4461

The record

Term
2011
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
11-45
U.S. Reports
567 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
132 S. Ct. 2126
LEXIS citation
2012 U.S. LEXIS 4461

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Elgin v. Department of Treasury.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Samuel AlitoDissent
Elena KaganDissent

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