BUDINICH v. BECTON DICKINSON & CO. (1988)

BUDINICH v. BECTON DICKINSON & CO.
	Term: 1987
Important Dates
	Argued: March 21, 1988
	Decided: May 23, 1988
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Anthony Kennedy • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens • Byron White

BUDINICH v. BECTON DICKINSON & CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 23, 1988. The case was argued before the court on March 21, 1988.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Colorado U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: review of non-final order
Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: 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.
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 486 U.S. 196
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: Antonin Scalia

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 liberal.