Robert J. Devlin v. Robert a. Scardelletti et al.
Decided June 10, 2002. Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 01-417 · 536 U.S. 1 (2002) · Cited 482 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–3.
Majority · 6
- Sandra Day O'Connor · delivered the opinion of the Court
- David Hackett Souter
- John Paul Stevens
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
- William Hubbs Rehnquist
Dissenting · 3
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Antonin Scalia · filed a dissenting opinion
- Clarence Thomas
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Marino v. Ortiz · 484 U.S. 301 (1988)
- United States Catholic Conference v. Abortion Rights Mobilization, Inc. · 487 U.S. 72 (1988)
- American Pipe & Construction Co. v. Utah · 414 U.S. 538 (1974)
- Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · 504 U.S. 555 (1992)
- Allen v. Wright · 468 U.S. 737 (1984)
- Snyder v. Harris · 394 U.S. 332 (1969)
- US Airways, Inc. v. Barnett · 535 U.S. 391 (2002)
- United Airlines, Inc. v. McDonald · 432 U.S. 385 (1977)
- Karcher v. May · 484 U.S. 72 (1987)
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- Cameron v. EMW Women's Surgical Center, P. S. C. · 595 U.S. 267 (2022)
- United States ex rel. Eisenstein v. City of New York · 556 U.S. 928 (2009)
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., San Francisco Cty. · 582 U.S. 255 (2017)
- Smith v. Bayer Corp. · 564 U.S. 299 (2011)
- United States v. Sanchez-Gomez · 584 U.S. 381 (2018)
- Viking River Cruises, Inc. v. Moriana · 596 U.S. 639 (2022)
- Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles · 568 U.S. 588 (2013)
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