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ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD CO. v. BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS et al. (1970)

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ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD CO. v. BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS et al.
Term: 1969
Important Dates
Argued: March 2, 1970
Decided: June 8, 1970
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-2
Majority
Hugo Black • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Potter Stewart
Concurring
John Harlan II
Dissenting
William Brennan • Byron White

ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD CO. v. BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 8, 1970. The case was argued before the court on March 2, 1970.

In a 5-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Florida Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: picketing
  • Petitioner: Railroad
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Union, labor organization, or official of
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 398 U.S. 281
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Warren Burger
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Hugo Black

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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