GRANITE ROCK COMPANY v. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS et al. (2010)

GRANITE ROCK COMPANY v. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS et al.
	Term: 2009
Important Dates
	Argued: January 19, 2010
	Decided: June 24, 2010
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Samuel Alito • Stephen Breyer • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Anthony Kennedy • John Roberts • Antonin Scalia • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
	Sonia Sotomayor • John Paul Stevens

GRANITE ROCK COMPANY v. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 24, 2010. The case was argued before the court on January 19, 2010.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the California Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Arbitration (in the context of labor-management or employer-employee relations) (cf. arbitration)
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: Union, labor organization, or official of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 561 U.S. 287
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: John Roberts
Who wrote the majority opinion: Clarence Thomas

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.