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Twa, Inc. v. Flight Attendants

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Lawrence S. Robbins (as amicus curiae supporting Petitioner)
John P. Hurley (on behalf of the Respondent)
Murray Gartner (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
87-548
Petitioner: 
Twa, Inc.
Respondent: 
Flight Attendants
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
489 U.S. 426 (1989)
Argued: 
Monday, November 7, 1988
Decided: 
Tuesday, February 28, 1989
Issues: 
Unions, Employee Discharge

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The Oyez Project, Twa, Inc. v. Flight Attendants , 489 U.S. 426 (1989)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1988/1988_87_548)
(last visited Sunday, November 29, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 6 votes for Twa, Inc., 3 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Railway Labor

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Rehnquist
Wrote a dissent, joined Blackmun's dissent
Brennan
Voted with the majority
White
Voted with the minority, joined Brennan's dissent
Marshall
Wrote a dissent
Blackmun
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Wrote the majority opinion
O'Connor
Voted with the majority
Scalia
Voted with the majority
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Full Opinion by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor