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1959 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. H. B. Zachry Co.

362 U.S. 310 · 80 S. Ct. 739 · 1960 U.S. LEXIS 1941

The record

Term
1959
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
83
U.S. Reports
362 U.S. 310
S. Ct. citation
80 S. Ct. 739
LEXIS citation
1960 U.S. LEXIS 1941

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Mitchell, Secretary of Labor, v. H. B. Zachry Co.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Felix FrankfurterMajority
Charles E. WhittakerMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Earl WarrenDissent

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