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1983 term · Burger Court · 8-1

Ellis et al. v. Brotherhood of Railway, Airline & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employes et al.

466 U.S. 435 · 104 S. Ct. 1883 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 70

The record

Term
1983
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
8-1
Winning party
Petitioner
Decision direction
Liberal
Chief Justice
Burger Court
Disposition
Affirmed and remanded in part
Docket
82-1150
U.S. Reports
466 U.S. 435
S. Ct. citation
104 S. Ct. 1883
LEXIS citation
1984 U.S. LEXIS 70

How the bench divided

M 8 majorityD 1 dissenting

How each justice voted in Ellis et al. v. Brotherhood of Railway, Airline & Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employes et al.
JusticeVote
Warren E. BurgerMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
Thurgood MarshallMajority
Harry BlackmunMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Lewis F. PowellDissent