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1996 term · Rehnquist Court · 7-2

Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company v. Michael Buckley

521 U.S. 424 · 117 S. Ct. 2113 · 1997 U.S. LEXIS 3867

The record

Term
1996
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
96-320
U.S. Reports
521 U.S. 424
S. Ct. citation
117 S. Ct. 2113
LEXIS citation
1997 U.S. LEXIS 3867

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company v. Michael Buckley.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent

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