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1969 term · Burger Court · 8-0

International Longshoremen'S Association, Local 1416, AFL-CIO v. Ariadne Shipping Co., Ltd., et al.

397 U.S. 195 · 90 S. Ct. 872 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 81

The record

Term
1969
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
231
U.S. Reports
397 U.S. 195
S. Ct. citation
90 S. Ct. 872
LEXIS citation
1970 U.S. LEXIS 81

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 3 concurring

How each justice voted in International Longshoremen'S Association, Local 1416, AFL-CIO v. Ariadne Shipping Co., Ltd., et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Potter StewartSpecial concurrence
Byron WhiteSpecial concurrence
Warren E. BurgerSpecial concurrence

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