Kaiser Steel Corp. v. Mullins
455 U.S. 72 · Decided January 13, 1982 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Kaiser Steel Corp. v. Mullins was decided on January 13, 1982 by a vote of 6–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Union antitrust” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 455 U.S. 72 · 102 S. Ct. 851 · 70 L. Ed. 2d 833 · 1982 U.S. LEXIS 24
- Docket number
- 80-1345
- Decided
- January 13, 1982
- Argued
- November 10, 1981
- 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
- 6–3
- Majority opinion
- Byron R. White
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Union antitrust
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- National Labor Relations Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Dissent | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
Full case caption
Kaiser Steel Corp. v. Mullins et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1981-032, docket 1981-032-01.
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