NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD et al. v. BAPTIST HOSPITAL, INC. (1979)

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD et al. v. BAPTIST HOSPITAL, INC.
	Term: 1978
Important Dates
	Argued: April 23, 1979
	Decided: June 20, 1979
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart
Concurring
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Byron White

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD et al. v. BAPTIST HOSPITAL, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 20, 1979. The case was argued before the court on April 23, 1979.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part 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, Sixth Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: right to organize
Petitioner: National Labor Relations Board, or regional office or officer
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Hospital, medical center
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 442 U.S. 773
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: Lewis Powell

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.