2014 term · Roberts Court · 5-4
WILLIAMS–YULEE v. The Florida Bar
575 U.S. 433 · 135 S. Ct. 1656 · 2015 U.S. LEXIS 2983
The record
- Term
- 2014
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 13-1499
- U.S. Reports
- 575 U.S. 433
- S. Ct. citation
- 135 S. Ct. 1656
- LEXIS citation
- 2015 U.S. LEXIS 2983
How the bench divided
MMMCCDDDD
M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Regular concurrence |
| Stephen Breyer | Regular concurrence |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
| Samuel Alito | Dissent |
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