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1964 term · Warren Court · 9-0

United Mine Workers of America v. Pennington et al.

381 U.S. 657 · 85 S. Ct. 1585 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2207

The record

Term
1964
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
48
U.S. Reports
381 U.S. 657
S. Ct. citation
85 S. Ct. 1585
LEXIS citation
1965 U.S. LEXIS 2207

How the bench divided

M 3 majorityC 6 concurring

How each justice voted in United Mine Workers of America v. Pennington et al.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Hugo BlackRegular concurrence
William O. DouglasRegular concurrence
Tom C. ClarkRegular concurrence
John M. Harlan IISpecial concurrence
Potter StewartSpecial concurrence
Arthur GoldbergSpecial concurrence

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