2012 term · Roberts Court · 6-3
Aldona Wos, Secretary, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Petitioner v. E. M. A., a Minor, by and Through Her Guardian Ad Litem, Daniel H. Johnson, et al.
568 U.S. 627 · 133 S. Ct. 1391 · 2013 U.S. LEXIS 2372
The record
- Term
- 2012
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 12-98
- U.S. Reports
- 568 U.S. 627
- S. Ct. citation
- 133 S. Ct. 1391
- LEXIS citation
- 2013 U.S. LEXIS 2372
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Regular concurrence |
| John G. Roberts | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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