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2000 term · Rehnquist Court · 9-0

Atkinson Trading Company, Inc. v. Joe Shirley, Jr., et al.

532 U.S. 645 · 121 S. Ct. 1825 · 2001 U.S. LEXIS 4116

The record

Term
2000
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
00-454
U.S. Reports
532 U.S. 645
S. Ct. citation
121 S. Ct. 1825
LEXIS citation
2001 U.S. LEXIS 4116

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in Atkinson Trading Company, Inc. v. Joe Shirley, Jr., et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
David SouterRegular concurrence
Clarence ThomasRegular concurrence

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