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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 6-3

McLaughlin, Secretary of Labor v. Richland Shoe Co.

486 U.S. 128 · 108 S. Ct. 1677 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 2111

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
6-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
86-1520
U.S. Reports
486 U.S. 128
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 1677
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 2111

How the bench divided

M 6 majorityD 3 dissenting

How each justice voted in McLaughlin, Secretary of Labor v. Richland Shoe Co.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyMajority
Thurgood MarshallDissent
William J. BrennanDissent
Harry BlackmunDissent

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