LECHMERE, INC. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD (1992)

LECHMERE, INC. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
	Term: 1991
Important Dates
	Argued: November 12, 1991
	Decided: January 27, 1992
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • David Souter • Clarence Thomas
Dissenting
	Harry Blackmun • John Paul Stevens • Byron White

LECHMERE, INC. v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 27, 1992. The case was argued before the court on November 12, 1991.

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: distribution of union literature
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: National Labor Relations Board, or regional office or officer
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 502 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: 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 conservative.