State of South Carolina v. State of North Carolina
Decided January 20, 2010. Samuel A. Alito Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 138, Orig. · 558 U.S. 256 (2010)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- Samuel A. Alito Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Antonin Scalia
- John Paul Stevens
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
Dissenting · 4
- Clarence Thomas
- John Glover Roberts Jr. · filed a dissenting opinion
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Sonia Sotomayor
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