UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. v. MITCHELL et al. (1981)

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. v. MITCHELL et al.
	Term: 1980
Important Dates
	Argued: February 24, 1981
	Decided: April 20, 1981
Outcome
	Reversed
Vote
	9-0
Majority
	William Brennan • Warren Burger • Thurgood Marshall • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • Byron White
Concurring
	Harry Blackmun • John Paul Stevens • Potter Stewart

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. v. MITCHELL et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 20, 1981. The case was argued before the court on February 24, 1981.

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

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About the case

Subject matter: Unions - Arbitration (in the context of labor-management or employer-employee relations) (cf. arbitration)
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: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 451 U.S. 56
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: William Rehnquist

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.