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1956 term · Warren Court · 6-2

San Diego Building Trades Council et al. v. Garmon et al.

353 U.S. 26 · 77 S. Ct. 607 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1632

The record

Term
1956
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
6-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
50
U.S. Reports
353 U.S. 26
S. Ct. citation
77 S. Ct. 607
LEXIS citation
1957 U.S. LEXIS 1632

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in San Diego Building Trades Council et al. v. Garmon et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Earl WarrenMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Tom C. ClarkDissent
Harold BurtonDissent
Charles E. WhittakerUnknown

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