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Operating Engineers v. Flair Builders, Inc.

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Case Basics
Docket No.: 
71-41
Petitioner: 
Operating Engineers
Respondent: 
Flair Builders, Inc.
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1972-1975)
Opinion: 
406 U.S. 487 (1972)
Argued: 
Monday, April 10, 1972
Decided: 
Tuesday, May 30, 1972
Issues: 
Unions, Arbitration

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The Oyez Project, Operating Engineers v. Flair Builders, Inc. , 406 U.S. 487 (1972)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1971/1971_71_41)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Operating Engineers, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision:

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Voted with the minority, joined Powell's dissent
Burger
Voted with the majority
Douglas
Wrote the majority opinion
Brennan
Voted with the majority
Stewart
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Wrote a dissent
Powell
Voted with the majority
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Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.