NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. INTERNATIONAL VAN LINES (1972)

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. INTERNATIONAL VAN LINES
	Term: 1972
Important Dates
	Argued: October 12, 1972
	Decided: November 7, 1972
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	William Brennan • Warren Burger • William Douglas • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
	Harry Blackmun

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. INTERNATIONAL VAN LINES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 7, 1972. The case was argued before the court on October 12, 1972.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed 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 - Labor-management disputes: employee discharge
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: 409 U.S. 48
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: Potter Stewart

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.