NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. ROBBINS TIRE & RUBBER CO. (1978)

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. ROBBINS TIRE & RUBBER CO.
	Term: 1977
Important Dates
	Argued: April 26, 1978
	Decided: June 15, 1978
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	Harry Blackmun • Thurgood Marshall • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
	William Brennan • Warren Burger • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. ROBBINS TIRE & RUBBER CO. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 15, 1978. The case was argued before the court on April 26, 1978.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Alabama Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Privacy - Freedom of Information Act and related federal or state statutes or regulations
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: 437 U.S. 214
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: 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 conservative.