Starbucks Corp. v. Mckinney
U.S. Supreme Court · decided June 13, 2024 · Supreme Court Database (Spaeth)
- Decided
- June 13, 2024
- Term
- October Term 2023
- Vote
- 8–1
- Majority author
- Justice Thomas
- Issue area
- Unions
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome
- Petitioning party won
- Ideological direction
- Conservative
Opinion excerpt
(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2023 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co., 200 U. S. 321 , 337. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES Syllabus STARBUCKS CORP. v. MCKINNEY, REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF REGION 15 OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT No. 23–367. Argued April 23, 2024—Decided June 13, 2024 After several Starbucks employees announced plans to unionize, they in- vited a news crew from a local television station to visit the store after hours to promote their unionizing effort. Starbucks fired multiple em- ployees involved with the media event for violating company policy. The National Labor Relations Board filed an administrative complaint against Starbucks alleging that it had engaged in unfair labor prac- tices. The Board’s regional Director then filed a petition under §10( j) of the National Labor Relations Act seeking a preliminary injunction for the duration of the administrative proceedings that would, among other things, require…
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