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2017 term · Roberts Court · 7-2

Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission

138 S. Ct. 1719 · 2018 U.S. LEXIS 3386

The record

Term
2017
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
16-111
U.S. Reports
S. Ct. citation
138 S. Ct. 1719
LEXIS citation
2018 U.S. LEXIS 3386

How the bench divided

M 2 majorityC 5 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Stephen BreyerRegular concurrence
Samuel AlitoRegular concurrence
Elena KaganRegular concurrence
Neil GorsuchRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasSpecial concurrence
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent
Sonia SotomayorDissent

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