2005 term · Roberts Court · 9-0
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Company v. Sheila White
548 U.S. 53 · 126 S. Ct. 2405 · 2006 U.S. LEXIS 4895
The record
- Term
- 2005
- Decided
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Vote split
- 9-0
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 05-259
- U.S. Reports
- 548 U.S. 53
- S. Ct. citation
- 126 S. Ct. 2405
- LEXIS citation
- 2006 U.S. LEXIS 4895
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMMC
M 8 majorityC 1 concurring
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Special concurrence |
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