2011 term · Roberts Court · 6-3
Gloria Gail Kurns, Executrix of the Estate of George M. Corson, Deceased, et al., Petitioners v. Railroad Friction Products Corporation et al.
565 U.S. 625 · 132 S. Ct. 1261 · 2012 U.S. LEXIS 1836
The record
- Term
- 2011
- Decided
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Vote split
- 6-3
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 10-879
- U.S. Reports
- 565 U.S. 625
- S. Ct. citation
- 132 S. Ct. 1261
- LEXIS citation
- 2012 U.S. LEXIS 1836
How the bench divided
MMMMMCDDD
M 5 majorityC 1 concurringD 3 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| Elena Kagan | Regular concurrence |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
| Stephen Breyer | Dissent |
| Sonia Sotomayor | Dissent |
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