1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0
Burlington Northern Railroad Co. v. Woods et al.
480 U.S. 1 · 107 S. Ct. 967 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 554
The record
- Term
- 1986
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 85-1088
- U.S. Reports
- 480 U.S. 1
- S. Ct. citation
- 107 S. Ct. 967
- LEXIS citation
- 1987 U.S. LEXIS 554
How the bench divided
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M 9 majority
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Lewis F. Powell | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
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