Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy, Petitioner v. James W. Stewart III, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, et al.
Decided April 19, 2011. Antonin Scalia delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 09-529 · 563 U.S. 247 (2011)
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How the Justices voted
Decided 6–2.
Majority · 4
- Antonin Scalia · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
Concurring · 2
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy · filed a concurring opinion
- Clarence Thomas
Dissenting · 2
- John Glover Roberts Jr. · filed a dissenting opinion
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
“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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