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2011 term · Roberts Court · 5-3

Arizona, et al., Petitioners v. United States

567 U.S. 387 · 132 S. Ct. 2492 · 2012 U.S. LEXIS 4872

The record

Term
2011
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
11-182
U.S. Reports
567 U.S. 387
S. Ct. citation
132 S. Ct. 2492
LEXIS citation
2012 U.S. LEXIS 4872

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Arizona, et al., Petitioners v. United States.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent
Samuel AlitoDissent
Elena KaganUnknown