DUNLOP, SECRETARY OF LABOR v. BACHOWSKI et al. (1975)

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DUNLOP, SECRETARY OF LABOR v. BACHOWSKI et al.
Term: 1974
Important Dates
Argued: April 21, 1975
Decided: June 2, 1975
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
8-1
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWilliam DouglasThurgood MarshallLewis PowellPotter StewartByron White
Concurring
Warren Burger
Dissenting
William Rehnquist

DUNLOP, SECRETARY OF LABOR v. BACHOWSKI et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 2, 1975. The case was argued before the court on April 21, 1975.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Pennsylvania Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
  • Petitioner: Department or Secretary of Labor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Union member
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 421 U.S. 560
  • 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.

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