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1980 term · Burger Court · 5-4

Clayton v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, et al.

451 U.S. 679 · 101 S. Ct. 2088 · 1981 U.S. LEXIS 103

The record

Term
1980
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed and reversed in part
Docket
80-5049
U.S. Reports
451 U.S. 679
S. Ct. citation
101 S. Ct. 2088
LEXIS citation
1981 U.S. LEXIS 103

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Clayton v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Potter StewartDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Lewis F. PowellDissent
William RehnquistDissent

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