2014 term · Roberts Court · 6-3
King v. Burwell
576 U.S. 473 · 135 S. Ct. 2480 · 2015 U.S. LEXIS 4248
The record
- Term
- 2014
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federal Taxation
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 14-114
- U.S. Reports
- 576 U.S. 473
- S. Ct. citation
- 135 S. Ct. 2480
- LEXIS citation
- 2015 U.S. LEXIS 4248
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
| Samuel Alito | Dissent |
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