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2004 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

Mid-Con Freight Systems, Inc., et al. v. Michigan Public Service Commission, et al.

545 U.S. 440 · 125 S. Ct. 2427 · 2005 U.S. LEXIS 4844

The record

Term
2004
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
03-1234
U.S. Reports
545 U.S. 440
S. Ct. citation
125 S. Ct. 2427
LEXIS citation
2005 U.S. LEXIS 4844

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Mid-Con Freight Systems, Inc., et al. v. Michigan Public Service Commission, et al.
JusticeVote
John Paul StevensMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Ruth Bader GinsburgMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
William RehnquistDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Anthony KennedyDissent

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