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1973 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Florida Power & Light Co. v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 641, et al.

417 U.S. 790 · 94 S. Ct. 2737 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 15

The record

Term
1973
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
73-556
U.S. Reports
417 U.S. 790
S. Ct. citation
94 S. Ct. 2737
LEXIS citation
1974 U.S. LEXIS 15

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Florida Power & Light Co. v. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 641, et al.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
Byron WhiteDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent
William RehnquistDissent