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1974 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Linden Lumber Division, Summer & Co. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.

419 U.S. 301 · 95 S. Ct. 429 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 160

The record

Term
1974
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
73-1231
U.S. Reports
419 U.S. 301
S. Ct. citation
95 S. Ct. 429
LEXIS citation
1974 U.S. LEXIS 160

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Linden Lumber Division, Summer & Co. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
JusticeVote
William O. DouglasMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Potter StewartDissent
Thurgood MarshallDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent