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2001 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Abner Morgan, Jr.

536 U.S. 101 · 122 S. Ct. 2061 · 2002 U.S. LEXIS 4214

The record

Term
2001
Decided
Issue area
Civil Rights
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
00-1614
U.S. Reports
536 U.S. 101
S. Ct. citation
122 S. Ct. 2061
LEXIS citation
2002 U.S. LEXIS 4214

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in National Railroad Passenger Corporation v. Abner Morgan, Jr.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerRegular concurrence
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent

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