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2014 term · Roberts Court · 6-3

Zivotofsky v. Kerry

576 U.S. 1 · 135 S. Ct. 2076 · 2015 U.S. LEXIS 3781

The record

Term
2014
Decided
Issue area
Miscellaneous
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
13-628
U.S. Reports
576 U.S. 1
S. Ct. citation
135 S. Ct. 2076
LEXIS citation
2015 U.S. LEXIS 3781

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Zivotofsky v. Kerry.
JusticeVote
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Stephen BreyerRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasSpecial concurrence
John G. RobertsDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Samuel AlitoDissent

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