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1973 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Granny Goose Foods, Inc., et al. v. Brotherhood of Teamsters & Auto Truck Drivers, Local No. 70 of Alameda County, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America

415 U.S. 423 · 94 S. Ct. 1113 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 31

The record

Term
1973
Decided
Issue area
Judicial Power
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
72-1566
U.S. Reports
415 U.S. 423
S. Ct. citation
94 S. Ct. 1113
LEXIS citation
1974 U.S. LEXIS 31

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityC 4 concurring

How each justice voted in Granny Goose Foods, Inc., et al. v. Brotherhood of Teamsters & Auto Truck Drivers, Local No. 70 of Alameda County, International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Potter StewartSpecial concurrence
Warren E. BurgerSpecial concurrence
Lewis F. PowellSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistSpecial concurrence

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