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CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. v. THURSTON HENSLEY (2009)

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CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. v. THURSTON HENSLEY
Term: 2008
Important Dates
Decided: June 1, 2009
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
7-2
Majority
Samuel AlitoStephen BreyerAnthony KennedyJohn RobertsAntonin ScaliaDavid SouterClarence Thomas
Dissenting
Ruth Bader GinsburgJohn Paul Stevens

CSX TRANSPORTATION, INC. v. THURSTON HENSLEY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 1, 2009.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Tennessee State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Sufficiency of evidence: typically in the context of a jury's determination of compensation for injury or death
  • Petitioner: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 556 U.S. 838
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.

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