UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO-CLC v. SADLOWSKI et al. (1982)

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO-CLC v. SADLOWSKI et al.
	Term: 1981
Important Dates
	Argued: March 31, 1982
	Decided: June 14, 1982
Outcome
	Reversed and remanded
Vote
	5-4
Majority
	Thurgood Marshall • Sandra Day O'Connor • Lewis Powell • William Rehnquist • John Paul Stevens
Dissenting
	Harry Blackmun • William Brennan • Warren Burger • Byron White

UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO-CLC v. SADLOWSKI et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 14, 1982. The case was argued before the court on March 31, 1982.

In a 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - Corruption, governmental or governmental regulation of other than as in campaign spending
Petitioner: Union, labor organization, or official of
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Union member
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 457 U.S. 102
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 liberal.