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1994 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-3

American Airlines, Inc. v. Myron Wolens et al.

513 U.S. 219 · 115 S. Ct. 817 · 1995 U.S. LEXIS 690

The record

Term
1994
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
93-1286
U.S. Reports
513 U.S. 219
S. Ct. citation
115 S. Ct. 817
LEXIS citation
1995 U.S. LEXIS 690

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in American Airlines, Inc. v. Myron Wolens et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent
Antonin ScaliaUnknown

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