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1987 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-3

Communications Workers of America et al. v. Beck et al.

487 U.S. 735 · 108 S. Ct. 2641 · 1988 U.S. LEXIS 3030

The record

Term
1987
Decided
Issue area
Unions
Vote split
5-3
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
86-637
U.S. Reports
487 U.S. 735
S. Ct. citation
108 S. Ct. 2641
LEXIS citation
1988 U.S. LEXIS 3030

How the bench divided

M 5 majorityD 3 dissenting? 1 no vote recorded

How each justice voted in Communications Workers of America et al. v. Beck et al.
JusticeVote
Thurgood MarshallMajority
William J. BrennanMajority
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
John Paul StevensMajority
Harry BlackmunDissent
Sandra Day O'ConnorDissent
Antonin ScaliaDissent
Anthony KennedyUnknown

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