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Pittsburgh & L. E. R. Co. v. Railway Executives

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Advocates
John O'B. Clarke, Jr. (on behalf of Respondents)
Jeffrey P. Minear (as amicus curiae)
Richard L. Wyatt, Jr. (on behalf of Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
87-1589
Petitioner: 
Pittsburgh & L. E. R. Co.
Respondent: 
Railway Executives
Consolidation: 
No. 87-1888
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
491 U.S. 490 (1989)
Argued: 
Wednesday, March 29, 1989
Decided: 
Wednesday, June 21, 1989
Issues: 
Unions, Bargaining

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The Oyez Project, Pittsburgh & L. E. R. Co. v. Railway Executives , 491 U.S. 490 (1989)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1988/1988_87_1589)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Pittsburgh & L. E. R. Co., 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Railway Labor

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Voted with the majority
Rehnquist
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Brennan
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Marshall
Voted with the minority, joined Stevens' dissent
Blackmun
Wrote a dissent
Stevens
Voted with the majority
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Voted with the majority
Kennedy

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White