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2014 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc.

576 U.S. 200 · 135 S. Ct. 2239 · 2015 U.S. LEXIS 4063

The record

Term
2014
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
14-144
U.S. Reports
576 U.S. 200
S. Ct. citation
135 S. Ct. 2239
LEXIS citation
2015 U.S. LEXIS 4063

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc.
JusticeVote
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
John G. RobertsDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent
Samuel AlitoDissent

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