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2013 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores

573 U.S. 682 · 134 S. Ct. 2751 · 2014 U.S. LEXIS 4505

The record

Term
2013
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
13-354
U.S. Reports
573 U.S. 682
S. Ct. citation
134 S. Ct. 2751
LEXIS citation
2014 U.S. LEXIS 4505

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent
Sonia SotomayorDissent
Elena KaganDissent

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