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2000 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Eastern Associated Coal Corporation v. United Mine Workers of America, District 17, et al.

531 U.S. 57 · 121 S. Ct. 462 · 2000 U.S. LEXIS 8083

The record

Term
2000
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
99-1038
U.S. Reports
531 U.S. 57
S. Ct. citation
121 S. Ct. 462
LEXIS citation
2000 U.S. LEXIS 8083

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Eastern Associated Coal Corporation v. United Mine Workers of America, District 17, et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Antonin ScaliaSpecial concurrence
Clarence ThomasSpecial concurrence

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