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1969 term · Burger Court · 8-0

Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Carpet, Linoleum, Soft Tile & Resilient Floor Covering Layers, Local Union No. 419, AFL-CIO, et al.

397 U.S. 655 · 90 S. Ct. 1299 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 101

The record

Term
1969
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
8-0
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Vacated and remanded
Docket
476
U.S. Reports
397 U.S. 655
S. Ct. citation
90 S. Ct. 1299
LEXIS citation
1970 U.S. LEXIS 101

How the bench divided

M 8 majority

How each justice voted in Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Carpet, Linoleum, Soft Tile & Resilient Floor Covering Layers, Local Union No. 419, AFL-CIO, et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority

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