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1986 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Burlington Northern Railroad Co. et al. v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes et al.

481 U.S. 429 · 107 S. Ct. 1841 · 1987 U.S. LEXIS 1929

The record

Term
1986
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
86-39
U.S. Reports
481 U.S. 429
S. Ct. citation
107 S. Ct. 1841
LEXIS citation
1987 U.S. LEXIS 1929

How the bench divided

M 9 majority

How each justice voted in Burlington Northern Railroad Co. et al. v. Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority