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2018 term · Roberts Court · 5-4

Washington State Department of Licensing v. Cougar den Inc.

139 S. Ct. 1000 · 2019 U.S. LEXIS 2086

The record

Term
2018
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
16-1498
U.S. Reports
S. Ct. citation
139 S. Ct. 1000
LEXIS citation
2019 U.S. LEXIS 2086

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 2 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Washington State Department of Licensing v. Cougar den Inc.
JusticeVote
Sonia SotomayorMajority
Elena KaganMajority
Stephen BreyerJudgment of the Court
Ruth Bader GinsburgSpecial concurrence
Neil GorsuchSpecial concurrence
John G. RobertsDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent
Samuel AlitoDissent
Brett KavanaughDissent

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