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2017 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

South Dakota v. Wayfair

138 S. Ct. 2080 · 2018 U.S. LEXIS 3835

The record

Term
2017
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
17-494
U.S. Reports
S. Ct. citation
138 S. Ct. 2080
LEXIS citation
2018 U.S. LEXIS 3835

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in South Dakota v. Wayfair.
JusticeVote
Anthony KennedyMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence
Neil GorsuchRegular concurrence
John G. RobertsDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent
Sonia SotomayorDissent
Elena KaganDissent

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