INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION v. BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS et al. (1987)

INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION v. BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS et al.
	Term: 1986
Important Dates
	Argued: November 10, 1986
	Decided: June 8, 1987
Outcome
	Vacated and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • Byron White
Concurring
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens

INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION v. BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 8, 1987. The case was argued before the court on November 10, 1986.

In a 9-0 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 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: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
Petitioner: Interstate Commerce Commission
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Union, labor organization, or official of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 482 U.S. 270
How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: William Rehnquist
Who wrote the majority opinion: Antonin Scalia

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.