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1980 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Barrentine et al. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc., et al.

450 U.S. 728 · 101 S. Ct. 1437 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 18

The record

Term
1980
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed
Docket
79-2006
U.S. Reports
450 U.S. 728
S. Ct. citation
101 S. Ct. 1437
LEXIS citation
1981 U.S. LEXIS 18

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Barrentine et al. v. Arkansas-Best Freight System, Inc., et al.
JusticeVote
Potter StewartMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Warren E. BurgerDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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