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2011 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

American Tradition Partnership, Inc., fka Western Tradition Partnership, Inc., et al. v. Steve Bullock, Attorney General of Montana, et al.

567 U.S. 516 · 132 S. Ct. 2490 · 2012 U.S. LEXIS 4666

The record

Term
2011
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
11-1179
U.S. Reports
567 U.S. 516
S. Ct. citation
132 S. Ct. 2490
LEXIS citation
2012 U.S. LEXIS 4666

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in American Tradition Partnership, Inc., fka Western Tradition Partnership, Inc., et al. v. Steve Bullock, Attorney General of Montana, et al.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent
Sonia SotomayorDissent
Elena KaganDissent

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