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1975 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Lodge 76, International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission et al.

427 U.S. 132 · 96 S. Ct. 2548 · 1976 U.S. LEXIS 159

The record

Term
1975
Decided
Issue area
Federalism
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
75-185
U.S. Reports
427 U.S. 132
S. Ct. citation
96 S. Ct. 2548
LEXIS citation
1976 U.S. LEXIS 159

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 2 concurringD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Lodge 76, International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
Potter StewartDissent
William RehnquistDissent
John Paul StevensDissent

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