CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY CO. v. UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION (1971)

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CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY CO. v. UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION |
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Term: 1970 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 18, 1971 |
Decided: June 1, 1971 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
5-4 |
Majority |
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • John Harlan II • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart |
Dissenting |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Byron White |
CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY CO. v. UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 1, 1971. The case was argued before the court on January 18, 1971.
In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: antistrike injunction
- Petitioner: Railroad
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Union, labor organization, or official of
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 402 U.S. 570
- 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: John Harlan II
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
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