Local 144 Nursing Home Pension Fund v. Nicholas Demisay
508 U.S. 581 · Decided June 14, 1993 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Local 144 Nursing Home Pension Fund v. Nicholas Demisay was decided on June 14, 1993 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management union trust funds” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 508 U.S. 581 · 113 S. Ct. 2252 · 124 L. Ed. 2d 522 · 1993 U.S. LEXIS 4054
- Docket number
- 91-610
- Decided
- June 14, 1993
- Argued
- January 11, 1993
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Antonin Scalia
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management union trust funds
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- Labor-Management Relations Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Byron R. White | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Special concurrence | |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority | |
| Justice David H. Souter | Majority | |
| Justice Clarence Thomas | Majority |
Full case caption
Local 144 Nursing Home Pension Fund, et al. v. Nicholas Demisay et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1992-094, docket 1992-094-01.
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