NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. CURTIN MATHESON SCIENTIFIC, INC. (1990)

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. CURTIN MATHESON SCIENTIFIC, INC.
	Term: 1989
Important Dates
	Argued: December 4, 1989
	Decided: April 17, 1990
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • John Paul Stevens • Byron White
Concurring
	William Rehnquist
Dissenting
	Harry Blackmun • Anthony Kennedy • Sandra Day O'Connor • Antonin Scalia

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. CURTIN MATHESON SCIENTIFIC, INC. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 17, 1990. The case was argued before the court on December 4, 1989.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed 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, Fifth 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: 494 U.S. 775
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: Thurgood Marshall

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.