Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney
144 S. Ct. 1570 · Decided June 13, 2024 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney was decided on June 13, 2024 by a vote of 8–1. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Labor-management employee discharge” in the Unions area.
Read the opinion
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- Supreme Court of the United States — slip opinions, October Term 2023
- Supreme Court of the United States — docket 23-367
Case details
- Citations
- 144 S. Ct. 1570 · 219 L. Ed. 2d 99 · 2024 U.S. LEXIS 2603
- Docket number
- 23-367
- Decided
- June 13, 2024
- Argued
- April 23, 2024
- Court era
- Roberts Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 8–1
- Majority opinion
- Clarence Thomas
- Opinion assigned by
- John G. Roberts Jr.
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Labor-management employee discharge
- Issue area
- Unions
- 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 Clarence Thomas | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Sonia Sotomayor | Majority | |
| Justice Elena Kagan | Majority | |
| Justice Neil M. Gorsuch | Majority | |
| Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh | Majority | |
| Justice Amy Coney Barrett | Majority | |
| Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
Full case caption
Starbucks Corp. v. McKinney
SCDB identifiers: case 2023-059, docket 2023-059-01.
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Same Term, same area (Unions)
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