United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America v. Scott
463 U.S. 825 · Decided July 5, 1983 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America v. Scott was decided on July 5, 1983 by a vote of 5–4. The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Justice Byron R. White wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Liability under civil rights acts” in the Civil Rights area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 463 U.S. 825 · 103 S. Ct. 3352 · 77 L. Ed. 2d 1049 · 1983 U.S. LEXIS 108
- Docket number
- 82-486
- Decided
- July 5, 1983
- Argued
- April 26, 1983
- Court era
- Burger Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–4
- Majority opinion
- Byron R. White
- Opinion assigned by
- Warren E. Burger
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Liability under civil rights acts
- Issue area
- Civil Rights
- Legal provision
- 42 U.S.C. § 1985 (Reconstruction Civil Rights Acts)
- 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. | Dissent | |
| Justice Byron R. White | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Warren E. Burger | Majority | |
| Justice Harry A. Blackmun | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice William H. Rehnquist | Majority | |
| Justice John Paul Stevens | Majority | |
| Justice Sandra Day O'Connor | Dissent |
Full case caption
United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local 610, AFL-CIO, et al. v. Scott et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1982-158, docket 1982-158-01.
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