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1965 term · Warren Court · 5-4

Linn v. United Plant Guard Workers of America, Local 114, et al.

383 U.S. 53 · 86 S. Ct. 657 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2846

The record

Term
1965
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
45
U.S. Reports
383 U.S. 53
S. Ct. citation
86 S. Ct. 657
LEXIS citation
1966 U.S. LEXIS 2846

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Linn v. United Plant Guard Workers of America, Local 114, et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Potter StewartMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Earl WarrenDissent
Abe FortasDissent

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