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1966 term · Warren Court · 7-2

Transportation-Communication Employees Union v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.

385 U.S. 157 · 87 S. Ct. 369 · 1966 U.S. LEXIS 2782

The record

Term
1966
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
28
U.S. Reports
385 U.S. 157
S. Ct. citation
87 S. Ct. 369
LEXIS citation
1966 U.S. LEXIS 2782

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 2 concurringD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Transportation-Communication Employees Union v. Union Pacific Railroad Co.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
Potter StewartRegular concurrence
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Earl WarrenDissent
Abe FortasDissent

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