Everything you need to know about ranked-choice voting in one spot. Click to learn more!

CITICORP INDUSTRIAL CREDIT, INC. v. BROCK, SECRETARY OF LABOR (1987)

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search

Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
CITICORP INDUSTRIAL CREDIT, INC. v. BROCK, SECRETARY OF LABOR
Term: 1986
Important Dates
Argued: April 20, 1987
Decided: June 22, 1987
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-2
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanThurgood MarshallSandra Day O'ConnorLewis PowellWilliam Rehnquist
Concurring
Antonin Scalia
Dissenting
John Paul StevensByron White

CITICORP INDUSTRIAL CREDIT, INC. v. BROCK, SECRETARY OF LABOR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 22, 1987. The case was argued before the court on April 20, 1987.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Tennessee Eastern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1980s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Rehnquist Court, click here.

[1]

About the case

  • Subject matter: Unions - Fair Labor Standards Act
  • Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Department or Secretary of Labor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 483 U.S. 27
  • 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.

See also

External links

Footnotes