1970 term · Burger Court · 7-2
United Mine Workers of America v. Railing et al., dba C & P Coal Co.
401 U.S. 486 · 91 S. Ct. 991 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 3647
The record
- Term
- 1970
- Decided
- Issue area
- Judicial Power
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Liberal
- Chief Justice
- Burger Court
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Docket
- 1059
- U.S. Reports
- 401 U.S. 486
- S. Ct. citation
- 91 S. Ct. 991
- LEXIS citation
- 1971 U.S. LEXIS 3647
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| Hugo Black | Majority |
| William O. Douglas | Majority |
| William J. Brennan | Majority |
| Potter Stewart | Majority |
| Byron White | Majority |
| Thurgood Marshall | Majority |
| Harry Blackmun | Majority |
| Warren E. Burger | Jurisdictional dissent |
| John M. Harlan II | Jurisdictional dissent |
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