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2012 term · Roberts Court · 6-2

Agency for International Development, et al., Petitioners v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc., et al.

570 U.S. 205 · 133 S. Ct. 2321 · 2013 U.S. LEXIS 4699

The record

Term
2012
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
12-10
U.S. Reports
570 U.S. 205
S. Ct. citation
133 S. Ct. 2321
LEXIS citation
2013 U.S. LEXIS 4699

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Agency for International Development, et al., Petitioners v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent
Elena KaganUnknown

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