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1982 term · Burger Court · 7-2

Delcostello v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters et al.

462 U.S. 151 · 103 S. Ct. 2281 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 51

The record

Term
1982
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
7-2
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Reversed and remanded
Docket
81-2386
U.S. Reports
462 U.S. 151
S. Ct. citation
103 S. Ct. 2281
LEXIS citation
1983 U.S. LEXIS 51

How the bench divided

M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting

How each justice voted in Delcostello v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Warren E. BurgerMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
Lewis F. PowellMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent

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