Supreme Court of the United States / October Term 2009

Jerry N. Jones, et al. v. Harris Associates L. P.

Decided March 30, 2010. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.

Docket 08-586 · 559 U.S. 335 (2010)

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How the Justices voted

Decided 9–0.

Majority · 8

Samuel A. Alito Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
Anthony McLeod Kennedy
Antonin Scalia
John Glover Roberts Jr.
John Paul Stevens
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sonia Sotomayor
Stephen Gerald Breyer

Concurring · 1

Clarence Thomas · filed a concurring opinion

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