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1969 term · Burger Court · 5-2

Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union, Local 770

398 U.S. 235 · 90 S. Ct. 1583 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 79

The record

Term
1969
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
5-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
768
U.S. Reports
398 U.S. 235
S. Ct. citation
90 S. Ct. 1583
LEXIS citation
1970 U.S. LEXIS 79

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Boys Markets, Inc. v. Retail Clerks Union, Local 770.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Potter StewartRegular concurrence
Hugo BlackDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Thurgood MarshallUnknown

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