2002 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4
Norfolk & Western Railway Company v. Freeman Ayers et al.
538 U.S. 135 · 123 S. Ct. 1210 · 2003 U.S. LEXIS 1956
The record
- Term
- 2002
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 5-4
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Rehnquist Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 01-963
- U.S. Reports
- 538 U.S. 135
- S. Ct. citation
- 123 S. Ct. 1210
- LEXIS citation
- 2003 U.S. LEXIS 1956
How the bench divided
MMMMMDDDD
M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| William Rehnquist | Dissent |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
| Anthony Kennedy | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
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