Bnsf Railway Co. v. Tyrrell
Decided May 30, 2017. Ruth Bader Ginsburg delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 16-405 · 581 U.S. 402 (2017) · Cited 7 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 8
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Anthony McLeod Kennedy
- Clarence Thomas
- Elena Kagan
- John Glover Roberts Jr.
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Samuel A. Alito Jr.
- Stephen Gerald Breyer
Dissenting · 1
- Sonia Sotomayor · filed a dissenting opinion
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Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. Kepner · 314 U.S. 44 (1941)
- International Shoe Co. v. Washington · 326 U.S. 310 (1945)
- Goodyear Dunlop Tires Operations, S. A. v. Brown · 564 U.S. 915 (2011)
- Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co. · 342 U.S. 437 (1952)
- Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia, S. A. v. Hall · 466 U.S. 408 (1984)
- Omni Capital International, Ltd. v. Rudolf Wolff & Co. · 484 U.S. 97 (1987)
- Second Employers'liability Cases · 223 U.S. 1 (1912)
- Green v. Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway Co. · 205 U.S. 530 (1907)
- Miles v. Illinois Central Railroad · 315 U.S. 698 (1942)
- Pope v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad · 345 U.S. 379 (1953)
- Cutter v. Wilkinson · 544 U.S. 709 (2005)
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. · 200 U.S. 321 (1906)
- Claflin v. Houseman · 93 U.S. 130 (1876)
- Schlanger v. Seamans · 401 U.S. 487 (1971)
- Lee v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. · 260 U.S. 653 (1923)
- Michigan Central Railroad v. Mix · 278 U.S. 492 (1929)
Cited by
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- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of Cal., San Francisco Cty. · 582 U.S. 255 (2017)
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