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2015 term · Roberts Court · 6-2

California Franchise Tax Board v. Hyatt

578 U.S. 171 · 136 S. Ct. 1277 · 2016 U.S. LEXIS 2796

The record

Term
2015
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
14-1175
U.S. Reports
578 U.S. 171
S. Ct. citation
136 S. Ct. 1277
LEXIS citation
2016 U.S. LEXIS 2796

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in California Franchise Tax Board v. Hyatt.
JusticeVote
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Samuel AlitoSpecial concurrence
John G. RobertsDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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