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1976 term · Burger Court · 6-3

Local 3489, United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Usery, Secretary of Labor

429 U.S. 305 · 97 S. Ct. 611 · 1977 U.S. LEXIS 31

The record

Term
1976
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
75-657
U.S. Reports
429 U.S. 305
S. Ct. citation
97 S. Ct. 611
LEXIS citation
1977 U.S. LEXIS 31

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in Local 3489, United Steelworkers of America, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Usery, Secretary of Labor.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Potter StewartDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent