National Labor Relations Board v. Catholic Bishop of Chicago
440 U.S. 490 · Decided March 21, 1979 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
National Labor Relations Board v. Catholic Bishop of Chicago was decided on March 21, 1979 by a vote of 5–4. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Chief Justice Warren E. Burger 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
- 440 U.S. 490 · 99 S. Ct. 1313 · 59 L. Ed. 2d 533 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 75
- Docket number
- 77-752
- Decided
- March 21, 1979
- Argued
- October 30, 1978
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Warren E. Burger
- 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 J. Brennan Jr. | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Dissent | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Dissent | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority |
Full case caption
National Labor Relations Board v. Catholic Bishop of Chicago et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1978-060, docket 1978-060-01.
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