Calhoon, President, Or Peters, Secretary-Treasurer of District No. 1, National Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association, Afl-Cio v. Harvey et al.
Decided December 7, 1964. Hugo Lafayette Black delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 17 · 379 U.S. 134 (1964) · Cited 479 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 8–1.
Majority · 6
- Hugo Lafayette Black · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Arthur Joseph Goldberg
- Byron Raymond White
- Earl Warren
- Tom C. Clark
- William Joseph Brennan Jr.
Concurring · 2
- John Marshall Harlan
- Potter Stewart · filed a concurring opinion
Dissenting · 1
- William Orville Douglas · filed a dissenting opinion
“Concurring” means agreeing with the outcome; any split shown is the Court’s judgment, not each Justice’s reasoning. Source: the Supreme Court Database (Spaeth et al.), Washington University.
Precedents cited
Supreme Court decisions this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases in our collection link through; others are named.
- Bell v. Hood · 327 U.S. 678 (1946)
- San Diego Building Trades Council v. Garmon · 359 U.S. 236 (1959)
- United States v. Classic · 313 U.S. 299 (1941)
- Gomillion v. Lightfoot · 364 U.S. 339 (1960)
- Smith v. Allwright · 321 U.S. 649 (1944)
- Lane v. Wilson · 307 U.S. 268 (1939)
- Nixon v. Herndon · 273 U.S. 536 (1927)
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- Cannon v. University of Chicago · 441 U.S. 677 (1979)
- Wirtz v. Glass Bottle Blowers · 389 U.S. 463 (1968)
- Cort v. Ash · 422 U.S. 66 (1975)
- Davis v. Passman · 442 U.S. 228 (1979)
- Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez · 436 U.S. 49 (1978)
- Transamerica Mortgage Advisors, Inc. v. Lewis · 444 U.S. 11 (1979)
- Trbovich v. United Mine Workers · 404 U.S. 528 (1972)
- Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Curran · 456 U.S. 353 (1982)
- Wirtz v. Hotel, Motel & Club Employees Union, Local 6 · 391 U.S. 492 (1968)
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