National Labor Relations Board v. Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc.
494 U.S. 775 · Decided April 17, 1990 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
National Labor Relations Board v. Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc. was decided on April 17, 1990 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management bargaining” in the Unions area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 494 U.S. 775 · 110 S. Ct. 1542 · 108 L. Ed. 2d 801 · 1990 U.S. LEXIS 2020
- Docket number
- 88-1685
- Decided
- April 17, 1990
- Argued
- December 4, 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
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Thurgood Marshall
- Opinion assigned by
- William H. Rehnquist
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management bargaining
- 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 | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | Concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent | |
| Justice Antonin Scalia | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Anthony M. Kennedy | Dissent |
Full case caption
National Labor Relations Board v. Curtin Matheson Scientific, Inc.
SCDB identifiers: case 1989-058, docket 1989-058-01.
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