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1959 term · Warren Court · 8-1

United Steelworkers of America v. United States et al.

361 U.S. 39 · 80 S. Ct. 1 · 1959 U.S. LEXIS 1743

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
504
U.S. Reports
361 U.S. 39
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 1
LEXIS citation
1959 U.S. LEXIS 1743

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityC 2 concurringD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in United Steelworkers of America v. United States et al.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Felix FrankfurterRegular concurrence
John M. Harlan IIRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasDissent

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