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CHAUFFEURS, TEAMSTERS AND HELPERS LOCAL NO. 391 v. TERRY et al. (1990)
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| CHAUFFEURS, TEAMSTERS AND HELPERS LOCAL NO. 391 v. TERRY et al. |
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| Term: 1989 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: December 6, 1989 |
| Decided: March 20, 1990 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 6-3 |
| Majority |
| Harry Blackmun • Thurgood Marshall • William Rehnquist • Byron White |
| Concurring |
| William Brennan • John Paul Stevens |
| Dissenting |
| Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • Antonin Scalia |
CHAUFFEURS, TEAMSTERS AND HELPERS LOCAL NO. 391 v. TERRY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 20, 1990. The case was argued before the court on December 6, 1989.
In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the North Carolina Middle U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Jury trial (right to, as distinct from extra-legal jury influences)
- Petitioner: Union, labor organization, or official of
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Union member
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 494 U.S. 558
- 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: Thurgood Marshall
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.
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