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1998 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Murphy Brothers, Inc. v. Michetti Pipe Stringing, Inc.

526 U.S. 344 · 119 S. Ct. 1322 · 1999 U.S. LEXIS 2346

The record

Term
1998
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
97-1909
U.S. Reports
526 U.S. 344
S. Ct. citation
119 S. Ct. 1322
LEXIS citation
1999 U.S. LEXIS 2346

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Murphy Brothers, Inc. v. Michetti Pipe Stringing, Inc.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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