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UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA v. GIBBS (1966)

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UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA v. GIBBS
Term: 1965
Important Dates
Argued: January 20, 1966
Decided: March 28, 1966
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam BrennanWilliam DouglasAbe FortasPotter StewartByron White
Concurring
Tom ClarkJohn Harlan II

UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA v. GIBBS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 28, 1966. The case was argued before the court on January 20, 1966.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Tennessee Eastern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: ancillary or pendent jurisdiction
  • Petitioner: Union, labor organization, or official of
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Management, executive officer, or director, of business entity
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 383 U.S. 715
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • 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.

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