Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action
Decided April 22, 2014. Anthony McLeod Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 12-682 · 572 U.S. 291 (2014)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–2.
Majority · 1
Plurality · 1
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy · delivered the opinion of the Court
Concurring · 4
- Antonin Scalia · filed a concurring opinion
- Clarence Thomas
- John Glover Roberts Jr. · filed a concurring opinion
- Stephen Gerald Breyer · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 2
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Sonia Sotomayor · filed a dissenting opinion
“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.
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