Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
600 U.S. 122 · Decided June 27, 2023 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co. was decided on June 27, 2023 by a vote of 5–4. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch wrote the opinion announcing the judgment of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Due process, hearing or notice” in the Due Process area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 600 U.S. 122 · 143 S. Ct. 2028 · 216 L. Ed. 2d 815 · 2023 U.S. LEXIS 2786
- Docket number
- 21-1168
- Decided
- June 27, 2023
- Argued
- November 8, 2022
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Judgment of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Neil M. Gorsuch
- Opinion assigned by
- Clarence Thomas
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Due process, hearing or notice
- Issue area
- Due Process
- Legal provision
- Fourteenth Amendment (due process)
- Type of law
- Constitutional amendment
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Dissent | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Judgment of the Court | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Dissent | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co.
SCDB identifiers: case 2022-016, docket 2022-016-01.
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