Salinas v. U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
141 S. Ct. 691 · Decided February 3, 2021 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Salinas v. U.S. Railroad Retirement Board was decided on February 3, 2021 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management miscellaneous disputes” in the Unions area.
Read the opinion
- CourtListener (Free Law Project) — opinion text
- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2020
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 19-199
Case details
- Citations
- 141 S. Ct. 691 · 208 L. Ed. 2d 608 · 2021 U.S. LEXIS 753
- Docket number
- 19-199
- Decided
- February 3, 2021
- Argued
- November 2, 2020
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Sonia Sotomayor
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management miscellaneous disputes
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- Railroad Retirement Act
- Type of law
- Infrequently litigated statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Majority | |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Dissent | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Dissent |
Full case caption
Salinas v. U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
SCDB identifiers: case 2020-012, docket 2020-012-01.
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