2012 term · Roberts Court · 9-0
Esther Kiobel, Individually and on Behalf of Her Late Husband, Dr. Barinem Kiobel, et al., Petitioners v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. et al.
569 U.S. 108 · 133 S. Ct. 1659 · 2013 U.S. LEXIS 3159
The record
- Term
- 2012
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 10-1491
- U.S. Reports
- 569 U.S. 108
- S. Ct. citation
- 133 S. Ct. 1659
- LEXIS citation
- 2013 U.S. LEXIS 3159
How the bench divided
MMCCCCCCC
M 2 majorityC 7 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Regular concurrence |
| Clarence Thomas | Regular concurrence |
| Samuel Alito | Regular concurrence |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Special concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Special concurrence |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Special concurrence |
| Elena Kagan | Special concurrence |
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