Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority
469 U.S. 528 · Decided February 19, 1985 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority was decided on February 19, 1985 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Harry A. Blackmun wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Fair Labor Standards Act” in the Unions area. SCDB codes this decision as formally altering one or more of the Court's own precedents.
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Case details
- Citations
- 469 U.S. 528 · 105 S. Ct. 1005 · 83 L. Ed. 2d 1016 · 1985 U.S. LEXIS 48
- Docket number
- 82-1913
- Decided
- February 19, 1985
- Argued
- March 19, 1984
- Reargued
- October 1, 1984
- Court era
- Burger 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
- Harry A. Blackmun
- Opinion assigned by
- William J. Brennan Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Altered precedent
- Yes — formally altered the Court's precedent
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Dissent | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1984-029, docket 1984-029-01.
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