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2015 term · Roberts Court · 8-0

United States Army Corp of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., Inc.

578 U.S. 590 · 136 S. Ct. 1807 · 2016 U.S. LEXIS 3489

The record

Term
2015
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
15-290
U.S. Reports
578 U.S. 590
S. Ct. citation
136 S. Ct. 1807
LEXIS citation
2016 U.S. LEXIS 3489

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 5 concurring

How each justice voted in United States Army Corp of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., Inc.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgRegular concurrence
Samuel AlitoRegular concurrence
Elena KaganRegular concurrence

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