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1971 term · Burger Court · 9-0

National Labor Relations Board v. Burns International Security Services, Inc., et al.

406 U.S. 272 · 92 S. Ct. 1571 · 1972 U.S. LEXIS 105

The record

Term
1971
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
71-123
U.S. Reports
406 U.S. 272
S. Ct. citation
92 S. Ct. 1571
LEXIS citation
1972 U.S. LEXIS 105

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 4 concurring

How each justice voted in National Labor Relations Board v. Burns International Security Services, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William J. BrennanRegular concurrence
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
William RehnquistRegular concurrence