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2012 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, et al., Petitioners v. Amnesty International USA et al.

568 U.S. 398 · 133 S. Ct. 1138 · 2013 U.S. LEXIS 1858

The record

Term
2012
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
11-1025
U.S. Reports
568 U.S. 398
S. Ct. citation
133 S. Ct. 1138
LEXIS citation
2013 U.S. LEXIS 1858

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in James R. Clapper, Jr., Director of National Intelligence, et al., Petitioners v. Amnesty International USA 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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