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2015 term · Roberts Court · 6-2

Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company

577 U.S. 312 · 136 S. Ct. 936 · 2016 U.S. LEXIS 1612

The record

Term
2015
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
14-181
U.S. Reports
577 U.S. 312
S. Ct. citation
136 S. Ct. 936
LEXIS citation
2016 U.S. LEXIS 1612

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
Stephen BreyerRegular concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Sonia SotomayorDissent

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