National Labor Relations Board v. Transportation Management Corp.
462 U.S. 393 · Decided June 13, 1983 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
National Labor Relations Board v. Transportation Management Corp. was decided on June 13, 1983 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management employee discharge” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 462 U.S. 393 · 103 S. Ct. 2469 · 76 L. Ed. 2d 667 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 61
- Docket number
- 82-168
- Decided
- June 13, 1983
- Argued
- March 28, 1983
- 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
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Byron R. White
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management employee discharge
- 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. | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| 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
National Labor Relations Board v. Transportation Management Corp.
SCDB identifiers: case 1982-110, docket 1982-110-01.
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