2015 term · Roberts Court · 5-2
Puerto RICO v. Franklin California Tax Free Trust
579 U.S. 115 · 136 S. Ct. 1938 · 2016 U.S. LEXIS 3777
The record
- Term
- 2015
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 5-2
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 15-233
- U.S. Reports
- 579 U.S. 115
- S. Ct. citation
- 136 S. Ct. 1938
- LEXIS citation
- 2016 U.S. LEXIS 3777
How the bench divided
MMMMMDD?
M 5 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent |
| Samuel Alito | Unknown |
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