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2016 term · Roberts Court · 7-0

Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp.

137 S. Ct. 734 · 2017 U.S. LEXIS 1428

The record

Term
2016
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
14-1538
U.S. Reports
S. Ct. citation
137 S. Ct. 734
LEXIS citation
2017 U.S. LEXIS 1428

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurring? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Life Technologies Corp. v. Promega Corp.
JusticeVote
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
Samuel AlitoRegular concurrence
John G. RobertsUnknown

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