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2015 term · Roberts Court · 6-2

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Electric Power Supply Association

577 U.S. 260 · 136 S. Ct. 760 · 2016 U.S. LEXIS 853

The record

Term
2015
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
14-840
U.S. Reports
577 U.S. 260
S. Ct. citation
136 S. Ct. 760
LEXIS citation
2016 U.S. LEXIS 853

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission v. Electric Power Supply Association.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent
Samuel AlitoUnknown

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