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2001 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security v. Sigmon Coal Company, Inc., et al.

534 U.S. 438 · 122 S. Ct. 941 · 2002 U.S. LEXIS 617

The record

Term
2001
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
00-1307
U.S. Reports
534 U.S. 438
S. Ct. citation
122 S. Ct. 941
LEXIS citation
2002 U.S. LEXIS 617

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security v. Sigmon Coal Company, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
William RehnquistMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Stephen BreyerDissent