Ledure v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
142 S. Ct. 1582 · Decided April 28, 2022 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Ledure v. Union Pacific Railroad Company was decided on April 28, 2022 by a vote of 4–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. The Justices were equally divided, which leaves the lower court's judgment in place without setting precedent.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2021
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 20-807
Case details
- Citations
- 142 S. Ct. 1582 · 212 L. Ed. 2d 575 · 2022 U.S. LEXIS 2229
- Docket number
- 20-807
- Decided
- April 28, 2022
- Argued
- March 28, 2022
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Equally divided vote
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 4–4
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Equally divided vote | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Equally divided vote | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Equally divided vote | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Equally divided vote | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Equally divided vote | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Equally divided vote | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Equally divided vote | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Equally divided vote |
Did not participate: Amy Coney Barrett.
Full case caption
Ledure v. Union Pacific Railroad Company
SCDB identifiers: case 2021-050, docket 2021-050-01.
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