2002 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3
Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security v. Peabody Coal Company et al.
537 U.S. 149 · 123 S. Ct. 748 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 752
The record
- Term
- 2002
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Docket
- 01-705
- U.S. Reports
- 537 U.S. 149
- S. Ct. citation
- 123 S. Ct. 748
- LEXIS citation
- 2003 U.S. LEXIS 752
How the bench divided
MMMMMMDDD
M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William Rehnquist | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| Antonin Scalia | Dissent |
| Clarence Thomas | Dissent |
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