Brown v. Hotel & Restaurant Employees & Bartenders International Union Local 54
468 U.S. 491 · Decided July 2, 1984 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Brown v. Hotel & Restaurant Employees & Bartenders International Union Local 54 was decided on July 2, 1984 by a vote of 4–3. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal preemption of state legislation or regulation” in the Federalism area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 468 U.S. 491 · 104 S. Ct. 3179 · 82 L. Ed. 2d 373 · 1984 U.S. LEXIS 142
- Docket number
- 83-498
- Decided
- July 2, 1984
- Argued
- March 26, 1984
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 4–3
- Majority opinion
- Sandra Day O'Connor
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- National Labor Relations Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Byron R. White | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Dissent | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Dissent | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
Did not participate: William J. Brennan Jr., Thurgood Marshall.
Full case caption
Brown, Director, Department of Law and Public Safety, Division of Gaming Enforcement, State of New Jersey, et al. v. Hotel & Restaurant Employees & Bartenders International Union Local 54 et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1983-158, docket 1983-158-01.
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