2015 term · Roberts Court · 5-3
Whole Woman'S Health v. Hellerstedt
579 U.S. 582 · 136 S. Ct. 2292 · 2016 U.S. LEXIS 4063
The record
- Term
- 2015
- Decided
- Issue area
- Privacy
- Vote split
- 5-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 15-274
- U.S. Reports
- 579 U.S. 582
- S. Ct. citation
- 136 S. Ct. 2292
- LEXIS citation
- 2016 U.S. LEXIS 4063
How the bench divided
MMMMCDDD
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Regular concurrence |
| John G. Roberts | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
| Samuel Alito | Dissent |
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