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Breininger v. Sheet Metal Workers

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Advocates
David L. Shapiro (as amicus curiae, supporting the Petitioner)
Laurence E. Gold (on behalf of the Respondent)
Francis J. Landry (on behalf of the Petitioner)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
88-124
Petitioner: 
Breininger
Respondent: 
Sheet Metal Workers
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1988-1990)
Opinion: 
493 U.S. 67 (1989)
Argued: 
Tuesday, October 10, 1989
Decided: 
Tuesday, December 5, 1989
Issues: 
Unions, Union-Union Member Dispute

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The Oyez Project, Breininger v. Sheet Metal Workers , 493 U.S. 67 (1989)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1989/1989_88_124)
(last visited Friday, November 27, 2009).
Facts of the Case: 

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Question: 

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Conclusion: 

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Decisions

Decision: 7 votes for Breininger, 2 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Labor-Management Relations

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

Full Opinion by Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.