1956 term · Warren Court · 7-1
General Electric Co. v. Local 205, United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (U. E.)
353 U.S. 547 · 77 S. Ct. 921 · 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1621
The record
- Term
- 1956
- Decided
- Issue area
- Unions
- Vote split
- 7-1
- Winning party
- Respondent
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Warren Court
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Docket
- 276
- U.S. Reports
- 353 U.S. 547
- S. Ct. citation
- 77 S. Ct. 921
- LEXIS citation
- 1957 U.S. LEXIS 1621
How the bench divided
MMMMMCCD?
M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Earl Warren | Majority |
| Tom C. Clark | Majority |
| Charles E. Whittaker | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence |
| Harold Burton | Special concurrence |
| Felix Frankfurter | Dissent |
| Hugo Black | Unknown |
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