Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. Dedra Shanklin
529 U.S. 344 · Decided April 17, 2000 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. Dedra Shanklin was decided on April 17, 2000 by a vote of 7–2. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal preemption of state court jurisdiction” in the Federalism area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 529 U.S. 344 · 120 S. Ct. 1467 · 146 L. Ed. 2d 374 · 2000 U.S. LEXIS 2519
- Docket number
- 99-312
- Decided
- April 17, 2000
- Argued
- March 1, 2000
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Federal preemption of state court jurisdiction
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- 49 U.S.C. § 2010
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Dissent | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Norfolk Southern Railway Company v. Dedra Shanklin, Individually, and as Next Friend of Jessie Guy Shanklin
SCDB identifiers: case 1999-047, docket 1999-047-01.
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