INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS v. UNITED STATES et al. (1977)

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS v. UNITED STATES et al.
	Term: 1976
Important Dates
	Argued: January 10, 1977
	Decided: May 31, 1977
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	7-2
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Dissenting
	William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall

INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS v. UNITED STATES et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 31, 1977. The case was argued before the court on January 10, 1977.

In a 7-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Texas Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - employment discrimination: on basis of race, age, religion, illegitimacy, national origin, or working conditions.
Petitioner: Union, labor organization, or official of
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 431 U.S. 324
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: Potter Stewart

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 conservative.