United Mine Workers of America v. Pennington
381 U.S. 657 · Decided June 7, 1965 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
United Mine Workers of America v. Pennington was decided on June 7, 1965 unanimously (9–0). 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
- 381 U.S. 657 · 85 S. Ct. 1585 · 14 L. Ed. 2d 626 · 1965 U.S. LEXIS 2207
- Docket number
- 48
- Decided
- June 7, 1965
- Argued
- January 27, 1965
- Court era
- Warren 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
- Byron R. White
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Union antitrust
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- Sherman Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Concurrence | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Concurrence | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Special concurrence | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Arthur J. Goldberg | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
United Mine Workers of America v. Pennington et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1964-125, docket 1964-125-01.
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