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1993 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Consolidated Rail Corporation v. James E. Gottshall

512 U.S. 532 · 114 S. Ct. 2396 · 1994 U.S. LEXIS 4821

The record

Term
1993
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
92-1956
U.S. Reports
512 U.S. 532
S. Ct. citation
114 S. Ct. 2396
LEXIS citation
1994 U.S. LEXIS 4821

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Consolidated Rail Corporation v. James E. Gottshall.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
David SouterRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent

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