DETROIT & TOLEDO SHORE LINE RAILROAD CO. v. UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION et al. (1969) - Ballotpedia

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DETROIT & TOLEDO SHORE LINE RAILROAD CO. v. UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION et al.

Term: 1969
Important Dates
Argued: October 20, 1969
Decided: December 9, 1969
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-2
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Dissenting
Warren Burger • John Harlan II

DETROIT & TOLEDO SHORE LINE RAILROAD CO. v. UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 9, 1969. The case was argued before the court on October 20, 1969.

In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: working conditions
Petitioner: Railroad
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Union, labor organization, or official of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 396 U.S. 142
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: Hugo Black

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

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Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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