The issue focused on federal enforcement of civil rights laws in civil rights cases. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in the court's majority opinion that there was no constitutional basis for federal courts to assume that civil rights laws require equal protection under the law. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote an opinion concurring in the court's opinion. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. Justice Elena Kagan wrote an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part. Justice Stephen Breyer wrote