Clayton v. International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace, & Agricultural Implement Workers of America, et al.
Decided May 26, 1981. William Joseph Brennan Jr. delivered the opinion of the Court.
Docket 80-5049 · 451 U.S. 679 (1981) · Cited 515 times
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How the Justices voted
Decided 5–4.
Majority · 5
- William Joseph Brennan Jr. · delivered the opinion of the Court
- Byron Raymond White
- Harry Andrew Blackmun
- John Paul Stevens
- Thurgood Marshall
Dissenting · 4
- Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. · filed a dissenting opinion
- Potter Stewart
- Warren Earl Burger
- William Hubbs Rehnquist · 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.
- National Labor Relations Board v. Industrial Union of Marine & Shipbuilding Workers of America · 391 U.S. 418 (1968)
- Republic Steel Corp. v. Maddox · 379 U.S. 650 (1965)
- Vaca v. Sipes · 386 U.S. 171 (1967)
- Hines v. Anchor Motor Freight, Inc. · 424 U.S. 554 (1976)
- John Wiley & Sons, Inc. v. Livingston · 376 U.S. 543 (1964)
- Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala. · 353 U.S. 448 (1957)
- International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America v. Hoosier Cardinal Corp. · 383 U.S. 696 (1966)
- Humphrey v. Moore · 375 U.S. 335 (1964)
- Glover v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co. · 393 U.S. 324 (1969)
Cited by
Later Supreme Court opinions in our collection that cite this case.
- Bowen v. United States Postal Service · 459 U.S. 212 (1983)
- DelCostello v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters · 462 U.S. 151 (1983)
- Metropolitan Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board · 460 U.S. 693 (1983)
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