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2008 term · Roberts Court · 7-2

The Travelers Indemnity Company, et al. v. Pearlie Bailey et al.

557 U.S. 137 · 129 S. Ct. 2195 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 4537

The record

Term
2008
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Roberts Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
08-295
U.S. Reports
557 U.S. 137
S. Ct. citation
129 S. Ct. 2195
LEXIS citation
2009 U.S. LEXIS 4537

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in The Travelers Indemnity Company, et al. v. Pearlie Bailey et al.
JusticeVote
John G. RobertsMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
David SouterMajority
Clarence ThomasMajority
Stephen BreyerMajority
Samuel AlitoMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Ruth Bader GinsburgDissent

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