American Broadcasting Cos. v. Aereo, Inc.
Decided June 25, 2014. Stephen Gerald Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 13-461 · 573 U.S. 431 (2014)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- Stephen Gerald Breyer · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Elena Kagan
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Sonia Sotomayor
Dissenting · 3
- Antonin Scalia · filed a dissenting opinion
- Clarence Thomas
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
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