2015 term · Roberts Court · 6-2
Heffernan v. City of Paterson, New Jersey
578 U.S. 266 · 136 S. Ct. 1412 · 2016 U.S. LEXIS 2924
The record
- Term
- 2015
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 14-1280
- U.S. Reports
- 578 U.S. 266
- S. Ct. citation
- 136 S. Ct. 1412
- LEXIS citation
- 2016 U.S. LEXIS 2924
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDD
M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
| Samuel Alito | Dissent |
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