2011 term · Roberts Court · 5-4
National Federation of Independent Business, et al., Petitioners v. Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.
567 U.S. 519 · 132 S. Ct. 2566 · 2012 U.S. LEXIS 4876
The record
- Term
- 2011
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed and reversed in part
- Docket
- 11-393
- U.S. Reports
- 567 U.S. 519
- S. Ct. citation
- 132 S. Ct. 2566
- LEXIS citation
- 2012 U.S. LEXIS 4876
How the bench divided
MCCCCDDDD
M 1 majorityC 4 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Regular concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Regular concurrence |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Regular concurrence |
| Elena Kagan | Regular concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
| Samuel Alito | Dissent |
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