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2023 term · Roberts Court · 9-0

Vidal v. Elster

602 U.S. 286 · 144 S. Ct. 1507 · 2024 U.S. LEXIS 2605

The record

Term
2023
Decided
Issue area
First Amendment
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
22-704
U.S. Reports
602 U.S. 286
S. Ct. citation
144 S. Ct. 1507
LEXIS citation
2024 U.S. LEXIS 2605

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 6 concurring

How each justice voted in Vidal v. Elster.
JusticeVote
Samuel AlitoMajority
Neil GorsuchMajority
Clarence ThomasJudgment of the Court
John G. RobertsRegular concurrence
Brett KavanaughRegular concurrence
Amy Coney BarrettRegular concurrence
Sonia SotomayorSpecial concurrence
Elena KaganSpecial concurrence
Ketanji Brown JacksonSpecial concurrence

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