One Supreme Court Justice Dissents in Key Union Case

One Supreme Court Justice Dissents in Key Union Case
The Supreme Court held a special sitting for the formal investiture ceremony of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on Sept. 30, 2022. Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the lone dissenter in an 8–1 ruling that ruled in favor of a concrete company that sought to revive a lawsuit against one of the largest unions in the United States.

Thursday’s decision, authored by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, allows (pdf) a Washington state-based firm, Glacier Northwest, can go ahead with a lawsuit against the powerful International Brotherhood of Teamsters in a court over a 2017 strike where Teamster drivers walked off the job and allowed cement to go bad in their trucks.
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Jack Phillips
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Breaking News Reporter
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