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2012 term · Roberts Court · 9-0

Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Petitioner v. Melissa Cloer

569 U.S. 369 · 133 S. Ct. 1886 · 2013 U.S. LEXIS 3840

The record

Term
2012
Decided
Issue area
Attorneys
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
12-236
U.S. Reports
569 U.S. 369
S. Ct. citation
133 S. Ct. 1886
LEXIS citation
2013 U.S. LEXIS 3840

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Petitioner v. Melissa Cloer.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
Clarence ThomasSpecial concurrence

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