HINES et al. v. ANCHOR MOTOR FREIGHT, INC., et al. (1976)

HINES et al. v. ANCHOR MOTOR FREIGHT, INC., et al.
	Term: 1975
Important Dates
	Argued: November 12, 1975
	Decided: March 3, 1976
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	6-2
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • Byron White
Concurring
	Potter Stewart
Dissenting
	Warren Burger • William Rehnquist

HINES et al. v. ANCHOR MOTOR FREIGHT, INC., et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 3, 1976. The case was argued before the court on November 12, 1975.

In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed 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 - Arbitration (in the context of labor-management or employer-employee relations) (cf. arbitration)
Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: 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.
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 424 U.S. 554
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: Byron White

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.