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2015 term · Roberts Court · 6-2

Tyson Foods, Inc., v. Bouaphakeo

577 U.S. 442 · 136 S. Ct. 1036 · 2016 U.S. LEXIS 2134

The record

Term
2015
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
14-1146
U.S. Reports
577 U.S. 442
S. Ct. citation
136 S. Ct. 1036
LEXIS citation
2016 U.S. LEXIS 2134

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Tyson Foods, Inc., v. Bouaphakeo.
JusticeVote
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
John G. RobertsRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasDissent
Samuel AlitoDissent

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