Linden Lumber Division v. National Labor Relations Board
419 U.S. 301 · Decided December 23, 1974 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Linden Lumber Division v. National Labor Relations Board was decided on December 23, 1974 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice William O. Douglas wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management bargaining” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 419 U.S. 301 · 95 S. Ct. 429 · 42 L. Ed. 2d 465 · 1974 U.S. LEXIS 160
- Docket number
- 73-1231
- Decided
- December 23, 1974
- Argued
- November 18, 1974
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- William O. Douglas
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management bargaining
- 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 O. Douglas | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Byron R. White | Dissent | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority |
Full case caption
Linden Lumber Division, Summer & Co. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1974-015, docket 1974-015-01.
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