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1978 term · Burger Court · 9-0

Ford Motor Co. (Chicago Stamping Plant) v. National Labor Relations Board et al.

441 U.S. 488 · 99 S. Ct. 1842 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 98

The record

Term
1978
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
9-0
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
77-1806
U.S. Reports
441 U.S. 488
S. Ct. citation
99 S. Ct. 1842
LEXIS citation
1979 U.S. LEXIS 98

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityC 2 concurring

How each justice voted in Ford Motor Co. (Chicago Stamping Plant) v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Lewis F. PowellRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunSpecial concurrence

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