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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. BOEING CO. et al. (1973)

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NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. BOEING CO. et al. |
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Term: 1972 |
Important Dates |
Argued: March 26, 1973 |
Decided: May 21, 1973 |
Outcome |
Reversed |
Vote |
6-3 |
Majority |
William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White |
Dissenting |
Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • William Douglas |
NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. BOEING CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 21, 1973. The case was argued before the court on March 26, 1973.
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, 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: Unions - Union-union member dispute (except as pertains to union or closed shop)
- 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: 412 U.S. 67
- 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: William Rehnquist
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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