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1970 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Hodgson, Secretary of Labor v. Local Union 6799, United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO, et al.

403 U.S. 333 · 91 S. Ct. 1841 · 1971 U.S. LEXIS 123

The record

Term
1970
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
655
U.S. Reports
403 U.S. 333
S. Ct. citation
91 S. Ct. 1841
LEXIS citation
1971 U.S. LEXIS 123

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Hodgson, Secretary of Labor v. Local Union 6799, United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO, et al.
JusticeVote
John M. Harlan IIMajority
Hugo BlackMajority
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent