NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. ACTION AUTOMOTIVE, INC. (1985)

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. ACTION AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
	Term: 1984
Important Dates
	Argued: October 29, 1984
	Decided: February 19, 1985
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • Byron White
Dissenting
	Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. ACTION AUTOMOTIVE, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 19, 1985. The case was argued before the court on October 29, 1984.

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, Sixth Circuit.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Labor-management disputes: bargaining
Petitioner: National Labor Relations Board, or regional office or officer
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: 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.
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 469 U.S. 490
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: Warren Burger

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.