CARBON FUEL CO. v. UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA et al. (1979)

CARBON FUEL CO. v. UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA et al.
	Term: 1979
Important Dates
	Argued: November 5, 1979
	Decided: December 10, 1979
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White

CARBON FUEL CO. v. UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 10, 1979. The case was argued before the court on November 5, 1979.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: no-strike clause
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: Union, labor organization, or official of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 444 U.S. 212
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: William Brennan

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.