EMPORIUM CAPWELL CO. v. WESTERN ADDITION COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION et al. (1975)

EMPORIUM CAPWELL CO. v. WESTERN ADDITION COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION et al.
	Term: 1974
Important Dates
	Argued: October 22, 1974
	Decided: February 18, 1975
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	8-1
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Dissenting
	William Douglas

EMPORIUM CAPWELL CO. v. WESTERN ADDITION COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 18, 1975. The case was argued before the court on October 22, 1974.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit (includes the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia but not the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, which has local jurisdiction).

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Union-union member dispute (except as pertains to union or closed shop)
Petitioner: employer. If employer's relations with employees are governed by the nature of the employer's business (e.g., railroad, boat), rather than labor law generally, the more specific designation is used in place of Employer.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Racial or ethnic minority employee or job applicant
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 420 U.S. 50
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: 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.