Metropolitan Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board
460 U.S. 693 · Decided April 4, 1983 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Metropolitan Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board was decided on April 4, 1983 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management no-strike clauses” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 460 U.S. 693 · 103 S. Ct. 1467 · 75 L. Ed. 2d 387 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 140
- Docket number
- 81-1664
- Decided
- April 4, 1983
- Argued
- January 11, 1983
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Lewis F. Powell Jr.
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management no-strike clauses
- Issue area
- Unions
- Legal provision
- National Labor Relations Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal 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 | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Majority | |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Majority |
Full case caption
Metropolitan Edison Co. v. National Labor Relations Board et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1982-054, docket 1982-054-01.
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