NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL 340 (1987)

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL 340
	Term: 1986
Important Dates
	Argued: February 25, 1987
	Decided: May 18, 1987
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	6-3
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • John Paul Stevens
Concurring
	Antonin Scalia
Dissenting
	Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Byron White

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS, LOCAL 340 is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 18, 1987. The case was argued before the court on February 25, 1987.

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

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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: Union, labor organization, or official of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 481 U.S. 573
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: William Brennan

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.