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1981 term · Burger Court · 5-4

United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio-Clc v. Sadlowski et al.

457 U.S. 102 · 102 S. Ct. 2339 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 118

The record

Term
1981
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
81-395
U.S. Reports
457 U.S. 102
S. Ct. citation
102 S. Ct. 2339
LEXIS citation
1982 U.S. LEXIS 118

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in United Steelworkers of America, Afl-Cio-Clc v. Sadlowski et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
William J. BrennanDissent
Byron WhiteDissent
Warren E. BurgerDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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