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Pattern Makers v. NLRB

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Charles Fried (on behalf of the Respondents)
Laurence E. Gold (on behalf of the Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
83-1894
Petitioner: 
Pattern Makers
Respondent: 
National Labor Relations Board
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1981-1986)
Opinion: 
473 U.S. 95 (1985)
Argued: 
Wednesday, February 27, 1985
Reargued: 
Monday, April 22, 1985
Decided: 
Thursday, June 27, 1985
Issues: 
Unions, Union-Union Member Dispute

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The Oyez Project, Pattern Makers v. NLRB , 473 U.S. 95 (1985)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1984/1984_83_1894)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for NLRB, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: National Labor Relations, as amended

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Voted with the majority
Burger
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent
Brennan
Wrote a regular concurrence
White
Voted with the minority, joined Blackmun's dissent
Marshall
Wrote a dissent
Blackmun
Wrote the majority opinion
Powell
Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Wrote a dissent
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor

Full Opinion by Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr.