ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC. v. PIPER et al. (1980)

ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC. v. PIPER et al.
	Term: 1979
Important Dates
	Argued: April 15, 1980
	Decided: June 23, 1980
Outcome
	Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Potter Stewart • Byron White
Concurring
	Harry Blackmun • Warren Burger • John Paul Stevens

ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC. v. PIPER et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 23, 1980. The case was argued before the court on April 15, 1980.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Attorneys - Attorneys' and governmental employees' or officials' fees or compensation or licenses
Petitioner: 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.
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 447 U.S. 752
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: Lewis Powell

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.