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WALSH, DBA TOM WALSH & CO. v. SCHLECHT et al., TRUSTEES (1977)

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WALSH, DBA TOM WALSH & CO. v. SCHLECHT et al., TRUSTEES
Term: 1976
Important Dates
Argued: November 1, 1976
Decided: January 18, 1977
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-1
Majority
Harry BlackmunWilliam BrennanWarren BurgerThurgood MarshallLewis PowellWilliam RehnquistJohn Paul StevensPotter Stewart
Dissenting
Byron White

WALSH, DBA TOM WALSH & CO. v. SCHLECHT et al., TRUSTEES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 18, 1977. The case was argued before the court on November 1, 1976.

In an 8-1 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Oregon State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1970s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Burger Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Unions - labor-management disputes: union trust funds (cf. ERISA)
  • Petitioner: Construction industry
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 429 U.S. 401
  • 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 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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