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2017 term · Roberts Court · 9-0

Digital Realty Trust v. Somers

138 S. Ct. 767 · 2018 U.S. LEXIS 1377

The record

Term
2017
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
16-1276
U.S. Reports
S. Ct. citation
138 S. Ct. 767
LEXIS citation
2018 U.S. LEXIS 1377

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 5 concurring

How each justice voted in Digital Realty Trust v. Somers.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
Stephen BreyerRegular concurrence
Samuel AlitoRegular concurrence
Sonia SotomayorRegular concurrence
Neil GorsuchRegular concurrence

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