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1990 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Norfolk & Western Railway Company et al. v. American Train Dispatchers' Association et al.

499 U.S. 117 · 111 S. Ct. 1156 · 1991 U.S. LEXIS 1709

The record

Term
1990
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
89-1027
U.S. Reports
499 U.S. 117
S. Ct. citation
111 S. Ct. 1156
LEXIS citation
1991 U.S. LEXIS 1709

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Norfolk & Western Railway Company et al. v. American Train Dispatchers' Association et al.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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