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1966 term · Warren Court · 6-3

Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Co. v. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen et al.

387 U.S. 556 · 87 S. Ct. 1746 · 1967 U.S. LEXIS 2841

The record

Term
1966
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Warren Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
794
U.S. Reports
387 U.S. 556
S. Ct. citation
87 S. Ct. 1746
LEXIS citation
1967 U.S. LEXIS 2841

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Co. v. Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen et al.
JusticeVote
Earl WarrenMajority
Tom C. ClarkMajority
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Hugo BlackDissent
William O. DouglasDissent
Abe FortasDissent

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