Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroad Co. v. United Transportation Union
396 U.S. 142 · Decided December 9, 1969 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroad Co. v. United Transportation Union was decided on December 9, 1969 by a vote of 6–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Hugo L. Black wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management working conditions” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 396 U.S. 142 · 90 S. Ct. 294 · 24 L. Ed. 2d 325 · 1969 U.S. LEXIS 3128
- Docket number
- 29
- Decided
- December 9, 1969
- Argued
- October 20, 1969
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 6–2
- Majority opinion
- Hugo L. Black
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management working conditions
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- Railway Labor Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Dissent |
Full case caption
Detroit & Toledo Shore Line Railroad Co. v. United Transportation Union et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1969-014, docket 1969-014-01.
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