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2014 term · Roberts Court · 9-0

Reed v. Town of Gilbert

576 U.S. 155 · 135 S. Ct. 2218 · 2015 U.S. LEXIS 4061

The record

Term
2014
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
13-502
U.S. Reports
576 U.S. 155
S. Ct. citation
135 S. Ct. 2218
LEXIS citation
2015 U.S. LEXIS 4061

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 6 concurring

How each justice voted in Reed v. Town of Gilbert.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
Samuel AlitoRegular concurrence
Sonia SotomayorRegular concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgSpecial concurrence
Stephen BreyerSpecial concurrence
Elena KaganSpecial concurrence

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