BELKNAP, INC. v. HALE et al. (1983)

BELKNAP, INC. v. HALE et al.
	Term: 1982
Important Dates
	Argued: January 11, 1983
	Decided: June 30, 1983
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Warren Burger • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Concurring
	Harry Blackmun
Dissenting
	William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell

BELKNAP, INC. v. HALE et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 30, 1983. The case was argued before the court on January 11, 1983.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Kentucky State Trial Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction
Petitioner: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 463 U.S. 491
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: Byron White

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.