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1979 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO v. American Petroleum Institute et al.

448 U.S. 607 · 100 S. Ct. 2844 · 1980 U.S. LEXIS 55

The record

Term
1979
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
78-911
U.S. Reports
448 U.S. 607
S. Ct. citation
100 S. Ct. 2844
LEXIS citation
1980 U.S. LEXIS 55

How the bench divided

M 2 majorityC 3 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Industrial Union Department, AFL-CIO v. American Petroleum Institute et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
John Paul StevensJudgment of the Court
Warren E. BurgerRegular concurrence
Lewis F. PowellSpecial concurrence
William RehnquistSpecial concurrence
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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