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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

National Railroad Passenger Corporation, et al. v. Boston and Maine Corporation, et al.

503 U.S. 407 · 112 S. Ct. 1394 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 1952

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
90-1419
U.S. Reports
503 U.S. 407
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 1394
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 1952

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in National Railroad Passenger Corporation, et al. v. Boston and Maine Corporation, et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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