National Labor Relations Board v. Baptist Hospital, Inc.
442 U.S. 773 · Decided June 20, 1979 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
National Labor Relations Board v. Baptist Hospital, Inc. was decided on June 20, 1979 unanimously (9–0). The Court affirmed the lower court's decision in part, reversed or vacated it in part, and remanded the case. Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management right to organize” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 442 U.S. 773 · 99 S. Ct. 2598 · 61 L. Ed. 2d 251 · 1979 U.S. LEXIS 7
- Docket number
- 78-223
- Decided
- June 20, 1979
- Argued
- April 23, 1979
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received 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 right to organize
- 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. | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Special concurrence | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority |
Full case caption
National Labor Relations Board et al. v. Baptist Hospital, Inc.
SCDB identifiers: case 1978-136, docket 1978-136-01.
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