Guidry v. Sheet Metal Workers National Pension Fund
493 U.S. 365 · Decided January 17, 1990 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Guidry v. Sheet Metal Workers National Pension Fund was decided on January 17, 1990 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Harry A. Blackmun wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management union trust funds” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 493 U.S. 365 · 110 S. Ct. 680 · 107 L. Ed. 2d 782 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 484
- Docket number
- 88-1105
- Decided
- January 17, 1990
- Argued
- November 29, 1989
- Court era
- Rehnquist Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Harry A. Blackmun
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management union trust funds
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Majority | |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Majority |
Full case caption
Guidry v. Sheet Metal Workers National Pension Fund et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1989-021, docket 1989-021-01.
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