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KARAHALIOS v. NATIONAL FEDERATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1263 (1989)

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KARAHALIOS v. NATIONAL FEDERATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1263
Term: 1988
Important Dates
Argued: January 17, 1989
Decided: March 6, 1989
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanAnthony KennedyThurgood MarshallSandra Day O'ConnorWilliam RehnquistAntonin ScaliaJohn Paul StevensByron White

KARAHALIOS v. NATIONAL FEDERATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, LOCAL 1263 is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 6, 1989. The case was argued before the court on January 17, 1989.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - Standing to sue: private or implied cause of action
  • Petitioner: Governmental employee or job applicant
  • Petitioner state: United States
  • Respondent type: Union, labor organization, or official of
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 489 U.S. 527
  • 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: 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 conservative.

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