1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2
Monessen Southwestern Railway Co. v. Morgan
486 U.S. 330 · 108 S. Ct. 1837 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2485
The record
- Term
- 1987
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 86-1743
- U.S. Reports
- 486 U.S. 330
- S. Ct. citation
- 108 S. Ct. 1837
- LEXIS citation
- 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2485
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCDD
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Special concurrence |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence |
| Thurgood Marshall | Dissent |
| Harry Blackmun | Dissent |
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