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2012 term · Roberts Court · 6-3

City of Arlington, Texas, et al., Petitioners v. Federal Communications Commission et al.

569 U.S. 290 · 133 S. Ct. 1863 · 2013 U.S. LEXIS 3838

The record

Term
2012
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
11-1545
U.S. Reports
569 U.S. 290
S. Ct. citation
133 S. Ct. 1863
LEXIS citation
2013 U.S. LEXIS 3838

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in City of Arlington, Texas, et al., Petitioners v. Federal Communications Commission et al.
JusticeVote
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Stephen BreyerSpecial concurrence
John G. RobertsDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
Samuel AlitoDissent

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