Ministry of Defense and Support for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran v. Dariush Elahi
Decided April 21, 2009. Stephen Gerald Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 07-615 · 556 U.S. 366 (2009)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- Stephen Gerald Breyer · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Antonin Scalia
- Clarence Thomas
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- John Paul Stevens
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
Dissenting · 3
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy · filed a dissenting opinion
- David Hackett Souter
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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