Allentown Mack Sales and Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
522 U.S. 359 · Decided January 26, 1998 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Allentown Mack Sales and Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board was decided on January 26, 1998 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management representative elections” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 522 U.S. 359 · 118 S. Ct. 818 · 139 L. Ed. 2d 797 · 1998 U.S. LEXIS 649
- Docket number
- 96-795
- Decided
- January 26, 1998
- Argued
- October 15, 1997
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Antonin Scalia
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management representative elections
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- National Labor Relations Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Dissent | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Special concurrence | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Dissent | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent | |
| Justice Stephen G. Breyer | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Allentown Mack Sales and Service, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board
SCDB identifiers: case 1997-021, docket 1997-021-01.
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