2011 term · Roberts Court · 5-4
Michael Shane Christopher, et al., Petitioners v. Smithkline Beecham Corporation dba Glaxosmithkline
567 U.S. 142 · 132 S. Ct. 2156 · 2012 U.S. LEXIS 4657
The record
- Term
- 2011
- Decided
- Issue area
- Unions
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 11-204
- U.S. Reports
- 567 U.S. 142
- S. Ct. citation
- 132 S. Ct. 2156
- LEXIS citation
- 2012 U.S. LEXIS 4657
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent |
| Elena Kagan | Dissent |
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