1969 term · Burger Court · 5-2
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co. v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers et al.
398 U.S. 281 · 90 S. Ct. 1739 · 1970 U.S. LEXIS 77
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
- 477
- U.S. Reports
- 398 U.S. 281
- S. Ct. citation
- 90 S. Ct. 1739
- LEXIS citation
- 1970 U.S. LEXIS 77
How the bench divided
MMMMCDD?
M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 2 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Warren E. Burger | Majority |
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| John M. Harlan II | Regular concurrence |
| William J. Brennan | Dissent |
| Byron White | Dissent |
| Thurgood Marshall | Unknown |
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