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1970 term · Burger Court · 8-1

National Labor Relations Board v. Natural Gas Utility District of Hawkins County, Tennessee

402 U.S. 600 · 91 S. Ct. 1746 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 126

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
785
U.S. Reports
402 U.S. 600
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 1746
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 126

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in National Labor Relations Board v. Natural Gas Utility District of Hawkins County, Tennessee.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Potter StewartDissent