SHEET METAL WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL ASSN. et al. v. LYNN (1989) - Ballotpedia

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SHEET METAL WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL ASSN. et al. v. LYNN

Term: 1988
Important Dates
Argued: November 7, 1988
Decided: January 18, 1989
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • William Rehnquist • Antonin Scalia • John Paul Stevens
Concurring
Byron White

SHEET METAL WORKERS' INTERNATIONAL ASSN. et al. v. LYNN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 18, 1989. The case was argued before the court on November 7, 1988.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Central U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Union-union member dispute (except as pertains to union or closed shop)
Petitioner: Union, labor organization, or official of
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Union member
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 488 U.S. 347
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 conservative.

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External links

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Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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