Detroit Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
440 U.S. 301 · Decided March 5, 1979 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Detroit Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board was decided on March 5, 1979 by a vote of 5–4. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Potter Stewart wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management miscellaneous disputes” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 440 U.S. 301 · 99 S. Ct. 1123 · 59 L. Ed. 2d 333 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 66
- Docket number
- 77-968
- Decided
- March 5, 1979
- Argued
- November 6, 1978
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Potter Stewart
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management miscellaneous disputes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Detroit Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
SCDB identifiers: case 1978-050, docket 1978-050-01.
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