2021 term · Roberts Court · 6-3
Carson v. Makin
142 S. Ct. 1987 · 2022 U.S. LEXIS 3013
The record
- Term
- 2021
- Decided
- Issue area
- First Amendment
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 20-1088
- U.S. Reports
- —
- S. Ct. citation
- 142 S. Ct. 1987
- LEXIS citation
- 2022 U.S. LEXIS 3013
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Neil Gorsuch | Majority |
| Brett Kavanaugh | Majority |
| Amy Coney Barrett | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent |
| Elena Kagan | Dissent |
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